The Pollsters

#26: With friends like these, who needs pollsters?


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Welcome new subscribers! You came just in time for silly season!

 
2016 (Dem edition):
 
Some good news for Biden? And are Clinton email stories driving--or simply reflecting--the current climate?
 
CNN on the Dem candidates
Fox News poll on Clinton emails
Monmouth on Clinton emails
Gallup on Biden
Quinnipiac 3-state general election poll
 
2016 (GOP edition):
Trump is still the headline, but a clearer picture emerges as to his ability to damage the party. And as Fiorina rises, Walker sinks. Should other candidates adopt Trump-ism on immigration? What about Republican issue stalwarts like labor unions or Planned Parenthood?
 
KSA in The Daily Beast
CNN on GOP primary
Gallup on immigration
NBC/WSJ on immigrationGallup on unions
Reuters on Planned Parenthood funding
Welcome to CrazyTown!
So i guess it’s summer silly season. Because in addition to all these polls we have feuds & fake candidates.
"Deez Nuts" grabbing voters in PPP poll
Trump: Pollsters make $200K a month
Luntz vs Stone vs. Trump in Politico
 
You need a friend--to help you wax?
How many of these things would you do for a friend, even if it’s national friendship week? How many would Kristen and Margie do for each other?
Skout survey on friendship
Key findings:
Maybe in a few months we’ll be talking about Biden vs. Fiorina?
Given Trump’s vulnerabilities, Republican candidates may not want to follow him off the issue cliff.
For 200K/month, we’ll help you figure it all out! And we’ll even split it! (bargain!)
Friendship may mean help with waxing or cats, but in DC it means twitter fights, splitting big retainers, & writing amazon or iTunes reviews.

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