The Pollsters

Poll of the Week
Trump Gets Negative Ratings for Many Personal Traits, but Most Say He Stands Up for His Beliefs (Pew Research)
“How you feel about GOP loyalty to Trump probably depends on your age” (Kristen in The Washington Examiner)
Kavanaugh Confirmation
Kavanaugh opinion hardens along partisan lines (Politico Morning Consult)
Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford hearing spurs more division (CBS News)
Opposition to Kavanaugh grows after Senate hearing (Reuters/Ipsos)
More U.S. Voters Say Don't Confirm Kavanaugh (Quinnipiac)
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Generic Polls (Real Clear Politics)
Trump Approval
Trump Approval (HuffPo)
Coffee Is SOOOO Important!
Survey Confirms Coffee Makes the World a Better Place (Nestlé/Morning Consult)
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Show Notes

Poll of the Week

Trump Gets Negative Ratings for Many Personal Traits, but Most Say He Stands Up for His Beliefs (Pew Research)

“How you feel about GOP loyalty to Trump probably depends on your age” (Kristen in The Washington Examiner)

Kavanaugh Confirmation

Kavanaugh opinion hardens along partisan lines (Politico Morning Consult)

Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford hearing spurs more division (CBS News)

Opposition to Kavanaugh grows after Senate hearing (Reuters/Ipsos)

More U.S. Voters Say Don't Confirm Kavanaugh (Quinnipiac)

Midterms check-in with Optimus Election Modeling

Events with 30% chances do sometimes happen...about one out of three times.

DecisionDesk HQ by OptimusHouse

Generic Polls (Real Clear Politics)

Trump Approval

Trump Approval (HuffPo)

Coffee Is SOOOO Important!

Survey Confirms Coffee Makes the World a Better Place (Nestlé/Morning Consult)

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Creators & Guests

Host
Kristen Soltis Anderson
Pollster/founder: @echeloninsights. On-air: @cnn. Writer: @nytopinion, The Selfie Vote. Florida woman in DC. Go Gators.
Host
Margie Omero
Margie Omero is a Principal at the Democratic polling firm GBAO with over 25 years of experience providing strategic advice and qualitative and quantitative research to candidates, organizations, and brands.

What is The Pollsters?

Politics. Policy. Polling. Pop Culture.

Explore what America's thinking with two of the country's leading pollsters-the bipartisan team of Democrat Margie Omero and Republican Kristen Soltis Anderson. In this weekly podcast we take a fresh, friendly look at the numbers driving the week's biggest stories in news, politics, tech, entertainment and pop culture. Along with the occasional interview with pollsters, journalists, and other industry leaders, we'll lift the hood on the numbers revealing the hidden secrets of the public's mind.