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The First 100 Days - Episode 1 Jan 25, 2017

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In our first episode, Managing Editor Emily Goodin talks with former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer about the first impressions the Trump administration is making and its relationship with the press. Then, Joel Weickgenant, the managing editor of RealClearWorld, talks to Vaira Vike Freiberga, the former president of Latvia, about how a vulnerable NATO ally is reacting to the expected foreign policy of President Trump. It’s part of RealClearWorld’s series on America’s Role in the World under the Trump Administration. Check it out on RealClearWorld.com.

In The Arena - Episode 10 Nov 03, 2016

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In this episode, Elections Analyst David Byler sits down with Senior Elections Analyst Sean Trende to dissect the political dynamics in swing states while taking us on a final tour of the Electoral College map. White House Correspondent Alexis Simendinger discusses with the White House Transition Project Director Martha Joynt Kumar about how the Obama Administration is working with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's Presidential transition teams.

In The Arena - Episode 9: New Hampshire Oct 27, 2016

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In this episode, National Political Correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns looks at the battleground state of New Hampshire, especially its competitive Senate race. Elections Analyst David Byler speaks with George Washington University Professor John Sides, who runs the Monkey Cage Blog at the Washington Post, about political science and polls. Finally, Congressional Correspondent James Arkin talks with the Cook Report’s Jennifer Duffy about the battle for control of the upper chamber.

In The Arena - Episode 8 Oct 20, 2016

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In this episode, RealClearPolitic’s election analyst David Byler talks with Stanford University professor Doug Rivers about online polling and White House correspondent Alexis Simendinger talks with Michael McDonald of the University of Florida about early voting.

In The Arena - Episode 7: Wisconsin Oct 13, 2016

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In this episode of “In the Arena,” David Byler interviews Monmouth University Polling Institute director Patrick Murray about the science behind the polls. And Tom Bevan talks with director of the Marquette poll Charles Franklin about the battle for the Badger State.

In The Arena - Episode 6: Millennial Voters Oct 06, 2016

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In this episode, polling analyst David Byler talks with Dr. Robert Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute about what effect religious and demographic trends have on the 2016 election. Managing editor Emily Goodin has the spin from inside the spin room at the vice presidential debate. And congressional correspondent James Arkin talks with Andrew Baumann, senior vice president of Global Strategy Group, about millennial voters.

In The Arena - Episode 5: Iowa Sep 29, 2016

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In this episode, national political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns talked with Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann and Norm Sterzenbach, a Des Moines-based Democratic strategist, about the battleground state of Iowa. Polling analyst David Byler chatted with David Seawright of Deep Root Analytics about how campaigns are using new tools to engage voters. And RealClearPolitics co-founder Tom Bevan got debate insights from Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump surrogates in the spin room at Hofstra University.

In The Arena - Episode 4: Pennsylvania Sep 22, 2016

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In the fourth episode, RealClear’s polling analyst David Byler asked Dartmouth College political scientist Brendan Nyhan why voters cling to myths and misconceptions during elections. RealClearPolitics White House Correspondent Alexis Simendinger asked Professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump could lock up wavering voters in 90 televised minutes. Managing Editor Emily Goodin, with help from Franklin and Marshall College polling director G. Terry Madonna, explains how four of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties could decide whether Clinton or Trump capture the state’s prized 20 Electoral College votes.

In The Arena - Episode 3: North Carolina Sep 15, 2016

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In the third episode, polling analyst David Byler examines the national numbers race with help from the Cook Report’s David Wasserman. And national political correspondent Rebecca Berg explains why North Carolinians are getting so much attention from the presidential nominees when she speaks with former North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan and Rebecca Tippett, director of Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

In The Arena - Episode 2: Florida Sep 07, 2016

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In the second episode, RealClearPolitics’ polling expert David Byler talked numbers with Kyle Kondik of Larry Sabato’s “Crystal Ball”; congressional correspondent James Arkin interviewed Kevin McGlaughlin, deputy executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee; Bureau Chief Carl Cannon interviewed Republican campaign adviser Roger Stone; and correspondent Alexis Simendinger talked with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn.

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