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#95: The gift of polling that keeps on giving Dec 16, 2016

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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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#94: Trump gets a bounce Dec 08, 2016

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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! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook!

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#93: The Pollsters @ Harvard with Joel Benenson & Tony Fabrizio Dec 02, 2016

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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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#92: Give thanks for KSA on the mic! Nov 22, 2016

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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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#91: Maybe polling does take a holiday? (Vacation announcement) Nov 17, 2016

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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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#90: Uh, surprise?! Nov 09, 2016

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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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#89: Buckle up! Nov 04, 2016

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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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#88i: Mark Blumenthal from Survey Monkey is our Justin Timberlake Nov 01, 2016

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This week we talk to The Pollsters' version of SNL's Justin Timberlake or Tom Hanks: Survey Monkey's Mark Blumenthal! He updates us on all thinks Monkey. The Survey Monkey map The Survey Monkey Blog Mark's piece on likely voter modeling More on Survey Monkey's methodology Follow Mark on Twitter

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#88: Our Senate-sational Special Oct 24, 2016

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It’s your lucky day! We’re doing a special Monday episode since we may not be able to find time later in the week. So check out our Senate-sational special! Aldo, don't orget to follow @margieomero & the #walmartmoms hashtag for groups Tuesday night. Poll of the week Is Trump just making excuses, or might the election be rigged? A new ABC poll finds yet another big party divide. ABC News poll on Clinton’s double-digit lead The senate! The Upshot compares all the the handicappers and forecasters into one giant clip-n-save, or click-n-spin. NBC/WSJ poll on congressional preferences The upshot on Senate election forecast The New York Times on Senate election poll Pennsylvania The New York Times on Pennsylvania Senate race Politico on Pennsylvania Senate race The New York Times endorsement of Katie McGinty Indiana The New York Times on Indiana Senate race Politico on Evan Bayh’s Collapse Associated Press on Bayh and job hunt Politico on Bayh’s Indiana address New Hampshire The New York Times on New Hampshire Senate race Politico on New Hampshire Senate race North carolina The New York Times on North Carolina Senate race Politico on North Carolina Senate race Missouri The New York Times on Missouri Senate race Politico on Missouri Senate race Nevada The New York Times on Nevada Senate race Politico on Nevada Senate race Florida The New York Times on Florida Senate race We’ve got issues Gallup poll on candidates and key issues Pew Research Center on spouse’s preferences Key Findings It’s never too early to prepare for your next campaign, folks. The trump effect downticket may not be as big as people think. But it’s definitely not helping. And if you’re not feeling like you hear enough about the issues, call your spouse.

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#87: Nasty Woman vs One Bad Hombre Oct 21, 2016

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The “Nasty Woman” vs. the “Bad Hombre.” Kristen & Marge are on west coast time. Now who’s the puppet!? Poll of the week It turns out you are entitled to your own facts. On that we agree, it seems. Pew Research Center on candidates and facts The debates! They’re over! We made it through the final debate. So, uh, anything change? Pew Research center on fact checking CNN/ORC post-debate poll Are you being rigged? Yikes! Will people trust the polling results? Morning Consult on rigging concerns To Russia, with Love Changing views toward Russia among the GOP? What would Reagan say? Morning Consult/Politico poll on Russia Tale of the tapes. Again Huffington Post on sexual assault Gallup poll on sexual assault NBC/SurveyMonkey poll on Trump’s respect for women Washington Post/ABC News poll on Trump’s treatment of women PRRI on imorality and professionalism If kids could vote USA Today on Children’s presidential pick Sesame Street poll on Kindness and kids Key findings: We’re almost there everyone! Surely we can at least agree on how many days are left till the election? (fact check: yes!) Is it okay to call someone nasty, or a bad hombre? Or to shout wrong at someone who isn’t wrong? What if you disagree with them on tax policy? (fact check: no!) Is it okay to fantasize about being in a pre-school election, or to daydream about what shows you’re going to binge watch after the election? (fact check: yes!)

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