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#82: Today's forecast: hot with a 100% chance of polls


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Mad-Man style, or Rhoda Morgenstern, either way we love this Medium post & review from Michelle Thomas of Javelina. We forgot all about the cat videos!

 
Poll of the week: News alerts!
Are you living in a media bubble? You might be if you think *everyone* is living in a bubble. And how many people get news alerts on their phone?
Pew on news alerts NYT/Upshot on "echo chamber" Gallup on lack of trust in the media  
Breaking: Morbid, er, Morning Consult poll
This new Morning Consult poll leaves no stone unturned on the presidential health issue.
Morning Consult on candidate health Morning Consult crosstabs  
2016! Today’s forecast is...
Today’s forecast looks a lot like yesterday’s forecast.
Huffington Post/pollster averages Slate's poll of poll of polls The Upshot vs. Princeton vs. 538 FiveThirtyEight forecasts RCP vs. Huffington Post average methodology The "Primary Model"  
Non-voters & new voters. More myths debunked
Once you look at these Pew numbers, get ready to re-read The Selfie Vote.
Pew on changing party compositions NYT/The Upshot on non-voters  
The one poll in the world you could predict with certainty
The internet meme that will never die.
The Daily Mirror on Harambe McHarambeFace  
Key Findings
Today’s forecast looks a lot like yesterday’s forecast. But it’s not clear if it’s time yet to get out your umbrella. Lots of myth debunking going on out there. Check your assumptions folks! It’s a good thing we never did an online poll about the name of our show, or it may in fact become those two hens. When 2016 gets a little crazy, reflect on some simpler times, with cat videos, old 70s sitcoms, or back episodes of The Pollsters.

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