The Pollsters

The Pollsters

By Margie Omero & Kristen Soltis AndersonBusinessNewsPolitics
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  • #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    GS Strategy Group/American Action Network: Most Americans want Obamacare repealed or overhauled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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    43 min
  • #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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    51 min
  • #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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    40 min
  • #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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    48 min
  • #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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    1 hr
  • #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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    51 min
  • #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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    58 min
  • #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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    45 min

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