{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Pollsters","title":"#47: It's hot in Iowa! And Scott Keeter from Pew","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3409,"description":"Thanks for the great shoutouts all over the Internet. Next micro-assignment: tweet us or post on our FB page your polling 101 questions for an evergreen explainer episode we’re working on. We're @thepollsters both on Facebook & Twitter.\n\n \n\nPoll of the week: Gig this!\n\nOne fifth of Americans say they’re giggers in some way. Kristen & Margie have their own favorites.\n\n\nTime Magazine Gig poll\n\n \n\n2016: It’s getting hot in Iowa!\n\nThe Dem side in Iowa went from snoozeville to snowplow. What does that mean? You’ll have to listen.\n\n\nHuffington Post/Pollster tracking\nARG poll of Dems\nQuinnipiac IA poll \nNBC/WSJ/Marist poll\nMonmouth Poll/NH\nWashington Post on electability\nWashington Post on electability (2)\nBloomberg tests the waters\nGallup on independents\n\n \n\nGun politics. How did we get here?\n\nWe haven’t talked about guns on the show for a while, but there’s been no shortage of gun polling, or gun tragedies. Margie has a new piece at Huffington Post. \n\n\n“A partisan culture, not a gun culture”\n\n \n\nWe talk to Scott Keeter: Pew Survey Director. Optimist.\n\nScott Keeter is a loyal listener! So we’re excited to talk to him about his new report on improving likely voter models. \n\n\nCan likely voter models be improved?\n\n \n\nAnd just as we were reaching peak TV.\n\nWe like TV. But do we want to say we like TV? Gallup has some tracking. Meanwhile, it’s never too early to talk about next year’s Golden Globes!\n\n\nGallup tracking on way to spend an evening\nNext year's Golden Globes\n\n \n\nKey findings:\n\n\n2016 is still going strong! Margie’s conquering her resolutions, we have an exciting race on both D/R sides, new friends & listeners, and Pew has given us a lot of new data and analysis to make us optimistic about the industry.\nBut partisan divisions still there--and that, as opposed to gun ownership, seems to be what’s driving views toward gun laws.\nAt time of peak tv, people don’t want to say they want to watch TV. But they do want more Amy Schumer & Jennifer Lawrence.\n\nLearn more about...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3OKXWWINtaZupeFG5m8_9odbFFm-escc7G8vvJP8Es0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIxODUzLzE2MjMy/NTE1MDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}