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The opioid epidemic in the United States is no secret to most Americans.  According to a sweeping survey by the PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, addiction to prescription opioid painkillers such as oxycodone, is a problem that affects 54% of Americans.  In fact, about one in four Americans say someone in their own family suffers from this addiction. 

In this episode of Poll Hub, the team examines how this crisis compares with the crack epidemic in the late 1980's, whether the United States is doing enough to stop this problem, and whether Americans think there is an end in sight.

Stories of taking a knee and other national anthem protests by NFL players to draw attention to racial inequality in the United States have saturated news headlines.  But, what is the status of race relations in the nation today? 

This episode of Poll Hub addresses that very question with special attention given to President Donald Trump’s impact on race relations in the United States.  Mr. Trump’s first nine months in office have been consumed with the topic of race, and according to Exclusive Third Rail with OZY-Marist Poll numbers, a plurality of Americans, 46%, say President Trump’s comments about people of color such as Muslims, immigrants, or African Americans make it more acceptable to make racist comments.

On this episode of Poll Hub, what do Donald Trump’s supporters think of the president’s talks with the Democrats on the issue of immigration?

According to a new national Marist Poll, Donald Trump’s job approval rating is up to 39% from 35%, among Americans, and it is President Trump’s base that accounts for the improvement.  Why hasn’t the president’s core abandoned him in light of his negotiations with congressional Democrats?  Are there other factors influencing the president’s improved job approval rating?  Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, and political journalist and tech entrepreneur Jay DeDapper pick up those questions.

In this episode of Poll Hub, truth.

Based on results from the Exclusive Third Rail with OZY-Marist Poll, the Poll Hub team discusses whether or not honesty is alive and well in American society. Together with political journalist and tech entrepreneur Jay DeDapper, Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, and Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho, Director of The Marist Poll, address the prevalence of lying in everyday life, even at the highest level of American society – the Presidency.  Included here is an in-depth discussion about the truthfulness of President Donald Trump, Americans’ views about the president’s degree of honesty, and whether world leaders should believe what President Trump says versus what he does. 

In this episode of Poll Hub, the debate over DACA.

According to a new Marist Poll, a majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s move to end DACA, similar to the findings of other recent surveys.  What does it mean when the polls converge?  Can the average poll consumer trust the results?  Does question wording matter?  The Poll Hub team takes a deep dive into the issue.

Then, Poll Hub gets wonky.  Dr. Lee M. Miringoff, Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, and Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho, Director of The Marist College Poll, pull the curtain back on sample size and share with political journalist and tech entrepreneur Jay DeDapper what a margin of error really means.  Plus, what do soup and polling have in common?  The Poll Hub crew explains this seemingly odd analogy.