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- #118: The Latest Covfefes on Impeachment, NATO, Paris, the UK & staycations
Margie's twitter poll shows covfefe twitter is the best twitter. Don't forget to tweet us @ksoltisanderson or @margieomero.
Poll of the WeekGallup: Majority of Americans view all branches of military very favorablyhttp://bit.ly/2rElRTXPew: US Veterans are generally more supportive of Trump than the overall publichttp://pewrsr.ch/2r4DWr7This Week in TrumpHuffPo: Trump’s approval rating has slightly increased, going from 39.9% to 41.3%http://bit.ly/2jBmTwzPolitico: More people want Congress to impeach Trump, even if they don’t believe he has committed “high crimes and misdemeanors”http://politi.co/2qzOWQsDoes Trump Support Help or Hurt?Pew: Trump’s first budget request makes large cuts to government programs, but few Americans support cuts.http://pewrsr.ch/2r3BfpMGallup: Americans still see manufacturing as key to job creationbit.ly/2roKq6hPewGlobal: Over the past year, NATO’s image has improved on both sides of Atlantic.http://pewrsr.ch/2qRXU8hHuffPo: Most Americans believe in man-made climate change and want the US to participate in the Paris Agreementhttp://bit.ly/2smRY6YYale Climate Comm: A majority of Americans in every state say that the US should participate in the Paris Agreement.https://goo.gl/XDsKorYale Climate Comm: Climate opinion maps and public opinion estimates on climate change.https://goo.gl/DJi0rNUK June 8th Election TrackingHuffPo: The Conservatives are losing their lead in the polls over the Labour Party.http://bit.ly/2smXkPzYouGov: Reasoning for YouGov’s use of the MRP technique during the UK 2017 General Election.https://goo.gl/TBcTA5NYTimes: “Liar, Liar”, a song assailing Theresa May, is now topping the UK iTunes Chart.https://nyti.ms/2rkoJVaYouTube: “Liar, Liar” by Captain SKA (iTunes https://tinyurl.com/y86lhwwb)https://youtu.be/HxN1STgQXW8Independent: Although Labour has been gaining in polls, the Party still won’t win the election.http://tinyli.uk/wBiCloseLooper: According to Fandango, “Wonder Woman” is the most anticipated film of the summer.http://tinyurl.com/y9vg7q42WalletHub: Orlando ranks first in the “Best Places for a Staycation” list.http://tinyurl.com/znbg8kjLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
47 min - #117: Is polling morally acceptable? (5/24)
We're back from a teensy weensy break where Margie went to the AAPOR conference. We love your reviews! And often dislike your misplaced pitches. Follow us on @thepollsters, @ksoltisanderson & @margieomero for more polls & yuks.
Poll of the WeekRoll Call: Ossoff leading Georgia’s 6th, voters unhappy with Trumphttp://bit.ly/2qkCcbsWashington Post: Republicans are struggling in the Virginia governor’s racehttp://wapo.st/2rhV1RqTrumpHuffPo: Trump approval decreasing slightlyhttp://bit.ly/2jBmTwzGallup: People dislike Ivanka less than they dislike her fatherhttp://bit.ly/2rhZGmdPolitico/Morning Consult: Voters want Russia collusion investigatedhttp://politi.co/2qbcFpZHuffPo: People don’t approve of sharing intel with Russianshttp://bit.ly/2rADvYkValuesGallup: Americans don’t think they live in a morally centered countryhttp://bit.ly/2qWZDLYGallup: Majority believe in evolutionhttp://bit.ly/2qWSnj9Gallup: Americans are becoming more liberal on moral issueshttp://bit.ly/2rdnnYZWashington Post: How question wording impacts views on LGBT+ rightshttp://wapo.st/2rAbFeYYoung Republicans Likely to Switch PartiesPew: Younger support slipping for GOPhttp://pewrsr.ch/2pUa1R7My kid could name thatLewisandQuark: This neural network has interesting ideas for paint nameshttp://bit.ly/2qxVe15Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
46 min - #116: Ariel Edwards-Levy's favorite pun (AAPOR edition)
Margie talks to queen of the Huffington Post fempire Ariel Edwards-Levy, and she recounts the vibe from the AAPOR conference, the role of gender in 2016 polling, and her favorite pun. Follow her immediately @aedwardslevy.
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18 min - #115: Comey At Us (5/10/17)
Come(y) at us, reviewers! If you want more "what happened in 2016?" then today is your day. And follow us on @thepollsters, @ksoltisanderson & @margieomero for more polls & yuks.
Poll of the WeekUniversity of Virginia Center for Politics/Public Opinion Strategies: Trump voters, 100 days inhttp://bit.ly/2pprRhpUniversity of Virginia Center for Politics/Public Opinion Strategies: To supporters, Trump is a lionhttp://bit.ly/2qsLJlbThe Week in TrumpHuffpost Pollster: Trump approvalhttp://huff.to/2jBmTwzAHCA Part DeuxHuffPost/YouGov: The new AHCA is still not popular, but Trump voters have warmed to ithttp://huff.to/2pAzoHnComey ChameleonThe New York Times - The Upshot: Nate Cohn on the “Comey Effect”http://nyti.ms/2py1hPDFiveThirtyEight: Nate Silver says the media is “in denial” about the Comey letter’s impacthttp://53eig.ht/2pFFLKgThe Atlantic/PRRI: White, working-class fears of cultural change fueled support for Trumphttp://theatln.tc/2qXvIRm“What Happened??!!”AAPOR: A new report investigates what went wrong (and right) in 2016 election pollinghttp://bit.ly/2pKeSFdPOLITICO: Five key conclusions from AAPOR’s 2016 election reporthttp://politi.co/2qsFcXxThe Washington Post: The AAPOR report comes to a “split conclusion” about the 2016 electionhttp://wapo.st/2q44ZoaFiveThirtyEight: Just because Macron won doesn’t mean French pollsters got it righthttp://53eig.ht/2qW1JrSMother’s DayNational Retail Federation: From bling to brunch, Mother’s Day spending will set records this yearhttp://bit.ly/2q7SaG3Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
44 min - #114: Cats + Polls = ? (5/2/17)
(Recorded 5/2/17)
What's more popular than polls? Cats! Plus where should the Democrats go next? Thanks for the lovely reviews, don't forget to find us @ksoltisanderson & @margieomero.You know you love free stuff! Check out www.ziprecruiter.com/freetrial.Poll of the WeekPolitico: Surveying journalists covering Trumphttp://politi.co/2pZ6zsiTrump Approval/FavorabilityTrump Approvalhttp://huff.to/2jBmTwzTrump Favorabilityhttp://huff.to/1XtKEQRDem Firing SquadMcClatchy: Democrats say they now know why they losthttp://bit.ly/2p6iP52WaPo: GSG/Priorities USA present their findingshttp://wapo.st/2oYE2mxWaPo: This pollster says Democrats are overconfident about 2018http://wapo.st/2p9ry7jExplaining the Wealth Gap through Partisan LensePew: Why people are rich and poorhttp://pewrsr.ch/2pFZbPfAHCAPolitico: Voters resist pre-existing conditions opt-outhttp://politi.co/2p8jTpZCriminal Justice ReformCharles Koch Institute: Surprising support for criminal justice reform among Trump votershttp://bit.ly/2oF6FoEAAPOR ReportAAPOR: An evaluation of the 2016 election pollshttp://www.aapor.org/FunnyNYT: Empirical evidence shows cats love peoplehttp://nyti.ms/2qt3NLyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
43 min - #113: We Regret Nothing (04/26/17)
Take a bow, pollsters! We read crazy PR pitches & lovely reviews. Don't forget to tweet us @ksoltisanderson @margieomero.
Poll of the WeekThe Telegraph: French presidential election trackerhttp://bit.ly/2nE955WThe New York Times: How the election split francehttp://nyti.ms/2oCOOe0Vox: The French election, explained in 9 maps and chartshttp://bit.ly/2qaLwiaTrumpWashington Post: Post-ABC poll: Trump popularity through nearly 100 days as presidenthttp://wapo.st/2pS1IbTWashington Post: Americans size up Trumps first 100 days in Post-ABC pollhttp://wapo.st/2plS8gvNBC News/Wall Street Journal Surveyhttp://on.wsj.com/2otDZPpHuffington Post/YouGov Pollhttp://huff.to/2oMf19VHarvard IOP: As first 100 days nears, president Trump approval rating at 32% with young americanshttp://bit.ly/2p4oVGBBig GovernmentPew Research Center: With budget debate looming, growing share of public prefers bigger governmenthttp://pewrsr.ch/2oEqWqgNBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll: A record number of americans say government ‘should do more’http://nbcnews.to/2pSHUSRPolitico/Morning Consult: Border wall funding isn't worth shutdownhttp://politi.co/2pzqUnAQuinnipiac Pollhttp://bit.ly/2oTr0DnMen and PartisanshipCouncil on Contemporary Families: Some men feel the need to compensate for relative loss of income to womenhttp://bit.ly/2q66GPmFunnyThe Washington Times: Is President Trump right to skip White House correspondents' dinner?http://bit.ly/2oJL5dASalon: Should reporters boycott Trump’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner?http://bit.ly/2kugfbJLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
58 min - #112: Our tribute to Bill O'Reilly, Nate Silver & Weed (4/20)
What's wackier than twitter trolls about our Easter candy preferences? This 5-year-old clip of Kristen & Margie introducing Bill O'Reilly to Nate Silver.
Like free stuff? Check out our ZIPRECRUITER free trial at http://www.ziprecruiter.com/freetrialWe're also always at @margieomero & @ksoltisanderson.https://youtu.be/HZ1hqwGzPwA?t=3m4sCivilized: New cannabis culture poll debunks stereotypes, shows overwhelming support for legalizationhttp://bit.ly/2o7ON5nABC 9 News: Americans think marijuana is safer than opioidshttp://on9news.tv/2pVWtV0Yahoo News/Marist Poll: Weed and the American Familyhttp://bit.ly/2oZgZ9RWBUR Poll: Massachusetts 2016 general electionhttp://bit.ly/2oOCvhfGeorgiaHuffington Post: Here’s what the polls say about tuesday’s special election in georgiahttp://huff.to/2pvkxRVTrump WorldHuffington Post Pollster: Trump job approvalhttp://huff.to/2jBmTwzGallup: Majority in us no longer thinks trump keeps his promiseshttp://bit.ly/2ptxf0JAxios: Trump's growing trust problemhttp://bit.ly/2oOtVPgPew Research Center: Public dissatisfaction with washington weighs on the GOPhttp://pewrsr.ch/2oE48HTGallup: Americans name dissatisfaction with government as top problemhttp://bit.ly/2pGY4ibTaxesNPR: We asked people what they know about taxes. see if you know the answershttp://n.pr/2oOxCFdGallup: Majority say wealthy americans, corporations taxed too littlehttp://bit.ly/2oOpswaPew Research Center:Top frustrations with tax system: sense that corporations, wealthy don’t pay fair sharehttp://pewrsr.ch/2osgYsPFrench ElectionThe Telegraph: French presidential election: Poll tracker and oddshttp://bit.ly/2nE955WIndependent: French election too close to call as support for far-left Mélenchon surgeshttp://ind.pn/2pmLkzDFinancial Times: France election pollshttp://bit.ly/2ntZ6QuDriverless CarsWashington Post: Are you ready to try a driverless car? 70 percent of Americans say yeshttp://wapo.st/2pjpSMhFortune: Majority of Americans fear riding in self-driving cars, poll findshttp://for.tn/2oU1QVeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
47 min - #111: The Trump Effect, Syria, & Candy (4/12/17)
Try not to get into any PR disasters on the way to the parking lot. & don't forget to follow us @thepollsters @margieomero @ksoltisanderson. We write back! (sometimes.)
Poll of the weekMorning Consult: People react to Pepsi’s ad in real timehttp://bit.ly/2ptZOKDMorning Consult: America’s most and least popular governorshttp://bit.ly/2ov84N5Morning Consult: America’s most and least popular senatorshttp://bit.ly/2p2O1DoTrumpHuffington Post Pollster: Trump job approvalhttp://huff.to/2jBmTwzReuters: The Trump effecthttp://tmsnrt.rs/2otcN1sGallup: Media faulted by both sides for coverage of Trumphttp://bit.ly/2o6OjbAGallup: Six in 10 in US see partisan bias in news mediahttp://bit.ly/2otaprGSyriaWashington Post: Narrow support for Trump’s strike in Syriahttp://wapo.st/2pu69pfGallup: US support for Syria strikes rates low in historical contexthttp://bit.ly/2nyOzEaCBS News: What Americans think about U.S. strike on Syriahttp://cbsn.ws/2pl9uqvHuffington Post: Here's what the latest polls say about the airstrikes In Syriahttp://huff.to/2op2jOQPOLITICO/Morning Consult: Voters back Syria airstrikeshttp://politi.co/2o6dF8MCandy warsCosmopolitan: Reese's mini peanut butter chocolate eggs are the most popular Easter candy this yearhttp://bit.ly/2mZ0nzpNational Retail Federation: A later Easter is expected to bring record spendinghttp://bit.ly/2p8CzGmLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
55 min - #110: Toxic City, The Resistance, & Shy Trumpers
Don't forget to follow us @thepollsters @margieomero @ksoltisanderson. We write back! (sometimes.)
Poll of the WeekHuffington Post: A poll finds most Americans don’t trust public opinion pollshttp://huff.to/2nEEeDtPew Research Center: Are telephone polls understating support for Trump?http://pewrsr.ch/2o4NNxbThe World of TrumpHuffington Post Pollster: Trump job approvalhttp://huff.to/2jBmTwzMcClatchy Marist Poll: March 2017http://bit.ly/2obk0DEPew Research Center: Most say tensions between Trump administration and news media hinder access to political newshttp://pewrsr.ch/2n7a9iOPolitico: Voters recoil from government shutdownhttp://politi.co/2nX4eKjMorning Consult/Politico Poll: Crosstabulation result; March 30 - April 01, 2017http://politi.co/2oIqAzjThe ResistanceThe Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: The fall of the AHCA and next steps for the ACAhttp://kaiserf.am/2o2L33jHuffington Post: Progressive activism has surged since Donald Trump took officehttp://huff.to/2nLs7UnHuffington Post: Poll finds surge of political activism on the lefthttp://huff.to/2obgk4MLake Research Partners Pollhttp://huff.to/2p2wcUnHuffington Post/YouGov Poll: Poll finds little opposition to confirming Neil Gorsuchhttp://huff.to/2oK3rMJFunnyTime: See who is winning the 2017 TIME 100 pollhttp://ti.me/2nZ2ZdBLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
38 min - #109: Polls, paid leave, sex & dogs (3/29/17)
Don't forget to follow us @thepollsters @margieomero @ksoltisanderson. We write back! (sometimes.)
Poll of the WeekAxios: Ad trust rises as news trust sinkshttp://bit.ly/2nptU2aYouGov Poll: America's trust in advertising growshttp://bit.ly/2nhfS0NTrump-WorldHuffington Post Pollster:Trump job approvalhttp://huff.to/2jBmTwzGallup: Trump's Approval Rating drops to new low of 36%http://bit.ly/2mQf6fWGallup: Presidential approval ratingshttp://bit.ly/2jZDqX6Scribd.: CBS NEWS POLL-Republicans blame unpopular bill, not Trump for healthcare defeathttp://bit.ly/2njORdQYouGov Poll: Republican healthcare bill 2017http://huff.to/2o8yzZ8Huffington Post: Barely Anyone Is Mourning The Demise Of The GOP’s Health Care Billhttp://huff.to/2nAWdMCQuinnipiac American voters want to save big bird, most oppose spending cuts in Trump budgethttp://bit.ly/2ne2VbrThe New York Times: A 2016 review: Turnout wasn’t the driver of Clinton’s defeathttp://nyti.ms/2oe0gwGPolitico: Democrats burned by polling blind spothttp://politi.co/2os3ZWKLady-StuffPew Research Center: Americans widely support paid family and medical leave, but differ over specific policieshttp://pewrsr.ch/2mwtMRiVox: Poll: 80% say women should be able to have sex for pleasure, not pregnancyhttp://bit.ly/2n7aizBFrench polling updateThe Guardian: François Fillon's wife charged over embezzlement of public fundshttp://bit.ly/2njRfkOThe Guardian: Jean-Luc Mélenchon, France's hard-left rebel, targets the disenchantedhttp://bit.ly/2otxQ0RThe FunniesJournalist David H. Montgomery: Pup inflation, good dogs getting betterhttp://bit.ly/2ohPBkzCBS News Poll: March 2016http://bit.ly/2nhgS54Fox News Poll: February, 2013http://bit.ly/2nATW46Merit Report: April, 1983http://bit.ly/2ohVC0QLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Politics. Policy. Polling. Pop Culture.
Explore what America's thinking with two of the country's leading pollsters-the bipartisan team of Democrat Margie Omero and Republican Kristen Soltis Anderson. In this weekly podcast we take a fresh, friendly look at the numbers driving the week's biggest stories in news, politics, tech, entertainment and pop culture. Along with the occasional interview with pollsters, journalists, and other industry leaders, we'll lift the hood on the numbers revealing the hidden secrets of the public's mind.