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#77: The landslide bringing you down? Aug 18, 2016

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So glad you guys liked our interview with Ron Brownstein--we did too! Also, we have 96 reviews, can we get to a nice round 100? You can write a review on iTunes or Stitcher, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to see all the polls we're looking at each week. Poll of the week: DC Insiders, they’re just like us! Hey, how come we didn’t get called? Examiner-Echelon Insider poll 2016 The landslide got you down? Well, must be those trash-can polls. Huffington Post/Pollster 2-way Huffington Post/Pollster 3-way NYT/Upshot on 2016 WashPost on Trump's chance NYT/Upshot what a Clinton landslide would look like WashPost on Gallup study Gallup study on what predicts Trump support NBC/Marist battleground state polls FiveThirtyEight senate polls USA Today/RTV on Millennials Next up: debates The debates are coming, and voters already have some preferences. Pew on debate topics Fix The Debates & IQUS Get ready to go back to work everyone: Jobs Are you on vacation, or wrapping up a summer job? Margie & Kristen had some formative jobs that we relive in real-time. Gallup on women and jobs FiveThirtyEight and summer jobs Most popular industries Key Findings: This is election is so crazy, it’s even making Kristen angry. That’s tough y’all! Where does pollster rate on top industries? What about twitter troll? What about podcast guest-host? And don’t let the landslide get you down. Not with so many podcasts to catch up on.

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#76i: Ron Brownstein from The Atlantic breaks it way, way down Aug 15, 2016

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Listen & take notes, folks, in our latest interview-only show. Ron Brownstein (The Atlantic/CNN) shows us what it's like to talk polling. And he hadn't even had his morning coffee yet! Ron Brownstein on Twitter. Brownstein's stories at The Atlantic. As always, don't forget to write a review of the show on iTunes or Stitcher, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to see all the polls we're looking at each week.

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#76: Which pollsters would you most like to share a beer with? Aug 10, 2016

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Welcome new listeners! Only polling can answer the tough questions, like “What are you smoking?” Don't forget to write a review of the show on iTunes or Stitcher, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook to see all the polls we're looking at each week. Poll of the week: A low-grade Olympic fever? Are you watching the Olympics? If you’re not, maybe you’re not alone. Gallup on Olympic viewing 2016: Make no mistake about it: Clinton is up in the polls. It’s not a skew, it’s not a bias. It’s really happening (at least right now). Huffington Post average: 2-way Huffington Post average: 3-wayPew on Split Districts NBC/Marist battleground states RCP on Georgia FiveThirtyEight: are the polls skewed? Walmart Moms are back! Preaching to the choir: Voters are hearing politics from the pulpit, but not about specific candidates. Pew on politics from the pulpit Lighten up! People are smoking fewer cigarettes, more pot, and more beer than ever. Gallup on cigarettes Gallup on marijuana Beer is fave adult beverage. Key findings: Hat tip to Ariel Levy from the Huffington Post, for coming up with some Olympic polling events: tracking & fielding; horseracing; synchronized dialing. How can Olympic fever be down with events like these?! Everyone is feeling disgusted with politics--it’s on Facebook, it’s at church, it’s on your phone right now. But that doesn’t mean the polls are skewed. Which pollster would you most want to share a beer (or glass of wine) with? We hope that’s us!

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#75i: Office hours with Dr. Anna Greenberg Aug 08, 2016

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We talk to Anna Greenberg from GQRR about the one polling question she's never asked, how Democratic and Republican pollsters differ, the value of a graduate degree, and challenges facing women in the industry. Anna Greenberg on Twitter. GQRR's website.

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#75: Bounce, Bounce, Bounce Aug 04, 2016

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We’ve recovered from the convention, but have the polls? Take it away, Kristen’s iPhone... Poll of the week: Is 2016 making you wish you had a brain implant?. Do brain chip implants make you worried? What if they don’t actually work? Pew: Americans wary of biomedical enhancements for the human body 2016: A Clinton bounce, a Trump crater, and smod it all to heck. Clinton has a post-Philly bounce. But who knows what’s even happening anymore. Ah, 2016, Huffington Post analysis of post-convention bounce Huffington Post trackers Kristen's article in the examiner Margie’s latest dial-test poll from PSB Research Pew on few with cross-party friends From the Washington Post/Monkey Cage PPP on SMOD PPP on Harambe Mansplain this to us. Men are experts on being experts. Maybe the answer is--affirmative action? Wash Post: Men cite themselves more than women do Gallup on gender and affirmative action ISO: Someone who likes Dr. Pepper, crying, guns, and avocado Can your OK Cupid profile predict your party leanings? Well, do you like Broad CIty or Clint Eastwood? OK Cupid on politics Key findings: We're old enough to remember when just the polling seemed crazy. Men are experts, just ask them! There aren’t many places where Democrats and Republicans can hang out. It’s not in person. It’s not OK Cupid. It’s just The Pollsters.

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#74i-a: Rubio pollster Whit Ayres on what he got wrong about Trump Jul 25, 2016

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Whit Ayres is the head of North Star Opinion Research and was Marco Rubio's pollster. We talk to him about the GOP convention, what he got wrong on Trump, and the future of the Republican Party. Whit Ayres on Twitter North Star

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#74: How is Scott Baio like a pregnant woman? Reax from Cleveland Jul 22, 2016

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Kristen is in Cleveland! Calling in from radio row. Margie is in the soundbooth, eager to hear the gossip. Poll of the week: Elvis is in the building. There comes a time in every person's life when you must decide between an office dog and virtual reality glasses. PSB/Dell Poll 2016: Well, this is going well. Cleveland is like Glastonbury. Except in all the ways it's not. Gallup:Pence's Effect on Trump Victory in November CBS Poll finds most voters are unfamiliar with Pence Real Clear Politics: How favorable is Pence? Aggregators’ predictions FiveThirtyEight election forecast NY Times: Clinton has 76% chance of winning Race to the bottom? Margie is turned off by some of the RNC rhetoric. What does Kristen think? Monmouth poll: Black Lives Matter has worsened racial tensions 74% think race relations are bad in US Voters favor Clinton on issues of race relations Americans are less optimistic about blacks’ opportunities Non-Hispanic whites are only group to favor Trump’s immigration policies

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#73i-d: Geoff Garin on Priorities USA, ad testing, and Trump Jul 21, 2016

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Veteran Dem pollster Geoff Garin comes into the soundbooth to talk about Priorities USA, ad testing, and Donald Trump. Geoff Garin on Twitter. Hart Research.

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#73i-c: GOP pollster Christine Matthews talks Pence & party problems Jul 20, 2016

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GOP pollster Christine Matthews laments the state of the Republican Party. "All that research" on how to talk to women. Ignored. Christine Matthews on twitter.

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#73i-b: Jon Cohen from Survey Monkey brings Sillicon Valley power to polling Jul 19, 2016

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While Kristen is tied up with convention coverage, Jon Cohen from Survey Monkey joins us to talk about bringing Silicon Valley computing power to solve polling problems. Find Jon on Twitter. Survey Monkey.

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