The Pollsters

Hi all! Great work with all your micro-assignments! Here they are again--they’re all super short:

Write a quick review on iTunes or Stitcher.
Tweet or share on Facebook the links to the show. You can also link to Soundcloud or Pocketcasts.
Submit a recommendation for the show to NPR’s Earbud.FM.

 

Big number of the week: 41% of Americans trying to lose weight, a new low.

Gallup says, good job America!

 

Creepy poll of the week, from Echelon Insights

No, I haven’t thought about these candidates, what are you talking about? Aside from Trump, that is.

 

The GOP field

Trump still leads, or does he? It may depend on who you talk to and how they’ve been called.

FiveThirtyEight on Trump online vs. live calls
Reuters
Huffington Post
Quinnpiac

 

Ben Tulchin feeling the Bern

We talk to Sanders campaign pollster Ben Tulchin of Tulchin Research. He walks us through the public polling on the Democratic side, and why the media has got it wrong.

Tulchin memo
Time Magazine

 

This Week in Ask a Millennial

We ask our resident Millennial (Kristen) about Millennials and smartphones. And tablets. And laptops.

Pew on device ownership
The Selfie Vote

 

Big game hunting poll

Marist poll finds clear majorities oppose big game hunting. Maybe a new bipartisan issue?

Marist on Big Game hunting

 

Key Findings:

Whether you’re feeling the post-Thanksgiving exercise & diet burn, or the Sanders bern, there are  numbers to help you find your tribe. Seems like dieting is down. Sanders, maybe up?
Although we’re feeling the bern by both Trump & Justin Bieber. Sigh. Our twitter skills need more work i guess.
Millennials are maybe not as connected as we had all thought?
But that shouldn’t stop you guys from writing reviews, tweeting out a recommendation for the show, or submitting our show to earbud.fm.
And, maybe we found another issue that might have cross-demo appeal: banning big game hunting. Candidates take note.

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Show Notes

Hi all! Great work with all your micro-assignments! Here they are again--they’re all super short: Write a quick review on iTunes or Stitcher. Tweet or share on Facebook the links to the show. You can also link to Soundcloud or Pocketcasts. Submit a recommendation for the show to NPR’s Earbud.FM.   Big number of the week: 41% of Americans trying to lose weight, a new low. Gallup says, good job America!   Creepy poll of the week, from Echelon Insights No, I haven’t thought about these candidates, what are you talking about? Aside from Trump, that is.   The GOP field Trump still leads, or does he? It may depend on who you talk to and how they’ve been called. FiveThirtyEight on Trump online vs. live calls Reuters Huffington Post Quinnpiac   Ben Tulchin feeling the Bern We talk to Sanders campaign pollster Ben Tulchin of Tulchin Research. He walks us through the public polling on the Democratic side, and why the media has got it wrong. Tulchin memo Time Magazine   This Week in Ask a Millennial We ask our resident Millennial (Kristen) about Millennials and smartphones. And tablets. And laptops. Pew on device ownership The Selfie Vote   Big game hunting poll Marist poll finds clear majorities oppose big game hunting. Maybe a new bipartisan issue? Marist on Big Game hunting   Key Findings: Whether you’re feeling the post-Thanksgiving exercise & diet burn, or the Sanders bern, there are  numbers to help you find your tribe. Seems like dieting is down. Sanders, maybe up? Although we’re feeling the bern by both Trump & Justin Bieber. Sigh. Our twitter skills need more work i guess. Millennials are maybe not as connected as we had all thought? But that shouldn’t stop you guys from writing reviews, tweeting out a recommendation for the show, or submitting our show to earbud.fm. And, maybe we found another issue that might have cross-demo appeal: banning big game hunting. Candidates take note.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.