The Pollsters

By Margie Omero & Kristen Soltis Anderson

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... more

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January 11, 2017 #98: From Bump To Slump (1/11/17)
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Follow us--we even respond sometimes.
https://www.facebook.com/ThePollsters/ or https://twitter.com/ThePollsters. We’re also @margieomero @ksoltisanderson on Twitter. And below is a list of the polls we cite this week.
Polls of the Week
Civis Analytics & PSB Research: Most moviegoers unfavorable toward Trump
http://bit.ly/2j8MV9e
The Sessions Sessions
The Economist/YouGov: Sessions’ November favorability numbers
http://bit.ly/2ihrVsj
The Economist/YouGov: Basic info on Jefferson Sessions
http://bit.ly/2j7VfFS
Obama’s legacy
Gallup: Ground gained and lost under Obama
http://bit.ly/2j8OeFa
Gallup: Americans still see big government as the biggest threat
http://bit.ly/2iW4Pce
Mark Blumenthal for SurveyMonkey: Obama’s ends with high approval, but polarity persists
http://svy.mk/2jEYllQ
Trump’s tough week
Quinnipiac: Voters approve of Obama, disapprove of Trump
http://bit.ly/2i9MUlC
Obamacare
GS Strategy Group/American Action Network: Most Americans want Obamacare repealed or overhauled
http://bit.ly/2jkubB2
Kaiser Family Foundation: Most say don’t repeal or provide replacement details
http://kaiserf.am/2iJJeq3
Morning Consult/POLITICO: National tracking poll on Obamacare
http://politi.co/2jbgV1p
Disconnect between police and public
Washington Post: Report on police and public attitudes
http://wapo.st/2jF6GpD
Pew: Behind the Badge
http://pewrsr.ch/2jhaBFQ
Books vs iPhones: who will win?
Gallup: Books are still holding on!
http://bit.ly/2jkj4I2
9to5Mac: Which rumored iPhone features are most exciting?
http://bit.ly/2jsul8u
9to5Mac: Flat or curved iPhone 8?
http://bit.ly/2j8SkwR
Ebates: Video game hits and busts
http://bit.ly/2jwHBsQ
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January 05, 2017 #97: Take these polls and make them true somehow (1/5/17)
Welcome back everyone! Kristen is well-rested, but Jet Lag Margie is on the loose. Find more polls at https://www.facebook.com/ThePollsters/ or https://twitter.com/ThePollsters. We’re also @margieomero @ksoltisanderson on Twitter. Here are the polls we cite this week.
“Polls” of the Week
Mediaite: Who should replace Megyn Kelly?
http://bit.ly/2hVzl4i
Marsha Blackburn’s Obamacare twitter poll backfires
http://bit.ly/2iMMj91
Carrie Fisher’s dog Gary could teach Marsha Blackburn about twitter polls
http://bit.ly/2hVDFR5
2016 in our rear-view mirror
POLITICO/Morning Consult: Trump would barely beat Obama in a head-to-head race
http://washex.am/2hVsGY1
Pew: Democrats aren’t angry, they’re just disappointed
http://pewrsr.ch/2hVn4gq
HuffPost Pollster/YouGov: Trump voters think African Americans “less deserving” than average
http://huff.to/2iFXEqZ
Can you handle it?
Gallup: Americans not sure Trump can handle Presidential duties
http://bit.ly/2i298C2
Ideological scramble
Gallup: “Liberal” is in, “Moderate” is out
http://bit.ly/2hVCZA8
Pew: Perceptions of Trump’s ideology
http://pewrsr.ch/2hQGKn6
Pew: Republicans increasingly skeptical of free trade
http://pewrsr.ch/2ianOmn
The Huffington Post: Back in the USSR
http://huff.to/2hVwNDp
The Sun: UK poll remembers George Michael
http://bit.ly/2iUHwiX
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December 20, 2016 #96: We're pulling a list & polling it twice
(Recorded 12/20)
Whaddya think of our snazzy new intro & outro? Follow us--we even respond sometimes! https://www.facebook.com/ThePollsters/ or https://twitter.com/ThePollsters. We’re also @margieomero @ksoltisanderson on Twitter. And below is a list of the polls we cite this week.
Polls of the week: Good news?
Ipsos/DieHappy: What made Americans happy in 2016?
http://bit.ly/2hPSnuE
Pew: The most impactful historical events
http://pewrsr.ch/2hzOn1h
PRRI/Atlantic: Almost one in five of Clinton voters’ husbands sat out the election
http://bit.ly/2h6sbgp
Morning Consult/POLITICO: Little support for an Electoral College revolt
http://politi.co/2hJBuUA
Forbes: Post-election, Trump brand gets a little boost among the wealthy
http://bit.ly/2h6t34U
NBC/Wall Street Journal: What kind of change will Trump bring?
http://on.wsj.com/2i0szyZ
PRRI: War on Christmas?
http://bit.ly/2h2ACt2
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December 16, 2016 #95: The gift of polling that keeps on giving
Welcome new listeners! Get excited about our new partnership with Westwood One. Follow us--we even respond sometimes! https://www.facebook.com/ThePollsters/ or https://twitter.com/ThePollsters. We’re also @margieomero @ksoltisanderson on Twitter. And below is a list of the polls we cite this week.
Poll of the Week - Echelon Insights: Trump vs. Kanye
http://bit.ly/2gGjwxZ
The Washington Post: Shy Trumpers?
http://wapo.st/2hARWnE
Public Policy Polling: Employment, Electoral College, and counting California votes
http://bit.ly/2gyHP5B
CBS News: What kind of President will Donald Trump be?
http://bit.ly/2gGkWIP
POLITICO: Democrats aren’t warming to Trump
http://politi.co/2hGYyE1
Gallup: Trump’s transition
http://bit.ly/2hAM267
McClatchy-Marist: Trump in transition
http://bit.ly/2h5sJ3X
YouGov: Republicans growing fonder of Wikileaks, Russia, Putin
http://bit.ly/2h5tav7
Ipsos MORI: U.S. scores high on the “Index of Ignorance”
http://bit.ly/2gAeYt0
Morning Consult: Most think Medicare should continue as-is
http://bit.ly/2gQ94qJ
Kaiser Family Foundation: Divided America would pick and choose parts of ACA
http://kaiserf.am/2gdrBdS
Gallup: The role of government in health insurance
http://bit.ly/2hLq8zW
Gallup: Personal versus national health care
http://bit.ly/2hTg2ZX
Gallup: Dissatisfaction with healthcare costs
http://bit.ly/2hC3xCG
Regifting, from, uh, Creditdonkey
http://bit.ly/2h7TXGU
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December 08, 2016 #94: Trump gets a bounce
Did you hear our interview with Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio & Clinton pollster Joel Benenson? You’re going to want to take a listen. It’s one of our favorite episodes so far.
Poll of the Week: We’ve hit peak pollsters
The Pollsters talk about the polling on polling.
Huffington Post on Trump voters
Ipsos poll on pollsters’ distrust

Everybody (well, half of everybody) Loves A Winner
Even Trump gets a post-win bounce.
Huffington Post on Trump’s favorability
Morning Consult on Trump’s favorability
Gallup poll on president-elect’s favorability
Post-Fact Universe
The true polling about post-facts
Pew Research on pollsters and press evaluation
Buzzfeed News on fake news
Morning Consult on credible media outlets
Electoral College
Gallup poll on the rise of support for the Electoral College
Carrier and the Free Market
Politico on Trump’s Carrier deal
YouGov poll on Trump’s Carrier deal
Donald Trump’s Businesses
Conflicts are complicated.
Bloomberg on Trump’s businesses
Tweeter In Chief
Is there a secret high-level Twitter Anonymous meeting out there that Kristen can go to?
Politico on Trump’s use of Twitter
We Love International Elections!
International Business Times on France 2017 election
International Business Times on Italy referendum
Reuters on Italy referendum
Quartz on Italy referendum
Bloomberg on Italy referendum results
Financial Times on Austria presidential election
CNN on Austria election
Pew Research on Europe’s future
Polling on Santa
Margie explains to Kristen the joys of the creepy Santa photo
Ipsos polling on Santa
Key findings:
Here’s a real news story: With multiple polls about pollsters, we’ve hit peak pollsters. Although no one seems to be getting an A for effort.
People are still working out the kinks about how to test Trump’s conflicts of interest . And if it’s hard to explain in a question, then, ah, well, i’m sure it’ll be fine.
Meanwhile The pollsters transition team is in full force. We’ve put all our podcast revenue so far into a blind trust handled by my 1.5 year old. The downside is he sits in on all my meetings & is an obnoxious tweeter.
Meanwhile, while people continue feel our country is off on the wrong track. AND more say belief in santa is decreasing? Correlation? Causation? You tell us!
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December 02, 2016 #93: The Pollsters @ Harvard with Joel Benenson & Tony Fabrizio
Kristen & Margie are back! We went up to Harvard's IOP Campaign Manager Summit. While you may have heard about some testy conversations, our pollster summit with Clinton pollster Joel Benenson & Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio was friendly and informative. What kinds of questions did they ask? Were they surprised? How have their years in the trenches prepared them for this race? Listen to our live show & hear about our new big announcement!
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November 22, 2016 #92: Give thanks for KSA on the mic!
Margie's still detoxing, but Kristen's got thoughts. Take a listen. And we'll have a live show from Harvard next week!
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November 17, 2016 #91: Maybe polling does take a holiday? (Vacation announcement)
Maybe polling does take a holiday? Margie's detoxing too hard to get a good consistent connection, so stay tuned for Plan B.
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November 09, 2016 #90: Uh, surprise?!
We don't have any shownotes. Or a script! We just have some theories about what happened in the race, what happened in the polls, and then some jokes. Because, beer.
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November 04, 2016 #89: Buckle up!
We’ve been a lot of places--if we spent any more time together this week we would’ve had to give each other candy.
Poll of the Week
Can Ivanka’s brand withstand Hurricane Trump?
Fortune: Women won’t buy Ivanka Trump shoes What is happening out there?!
The race is tightening. Or is it?
Real Clear Politics: YouGov’s Doug Rivers and Benjamin Lauderdale on Phantom Swings NBC/Survey Monkey: Post-Comey letter polling Morning Consult: Post-Comey letter polling Morning Consult: Polls unaffected by reopening of email case ABC/Washington Post: Trump creating more enthusiasm among early voters NYT Upshot: Where the handicappers are Early Voting
Early voting seems to be benefit Clinton. But will that advantage last?
CNN: Early voting tallies in FL, AZ, OH Florida Division of Elections: More early voting tallies in FL Nevada Secretary of State: Early voting tallies in NV Just a little respect
Hats, swag, angry pollsters, angry neighbors. Just a wonderful time to be alive.
Pew: Hillary supporters have a “hard time” respecting Trump voters Washington Post: Trump has spent more on hats than polling Washington Post: Trump hasn’t paid his pollster PSB Research: Who is reaching voters and how? Key findings:
We’re in the final countdown. Pick up some stickers & yard signs, do some GOTV & don’t obsess talking about the polls. Oh wait, that was just a note Margie wrote to herself. Thanks everyone for an incredible year and a half of The Pollsters! We love you guys & gals, and glad you’ve enjoyed our regular polling deep dive & bad jokes.
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FAQs about The Pollsters:

How many episodes does The Pollsters have?

The podcast currently has 262 episodes available.