#31: Fiorina on Fire. And Pope-Mania!

Show Notes

Fiorina is on fire while Walker collapses. But the biggest political news this week is not the Presidential race.   Fiorina on fire Fiorina turned in a great performance. That may be necessary, but is it sufficient? And kids want to know: does she live in a castle? And are Biden supporters celebrating this week? Morning Consult poll/debate watchers CNN poll/Dems Bloomberg/Selzer poll/Dems   The Pope’s Poll-Mobile Tons of polling out on the Pope. No doubt he’s popular. But both Catholics and non-Catholics like his open, authentic tone. Echelon Insights/Hart Research/Shriver Report YouGov Pew Marist PRRI CBS News Washington Post Gallup   More polling, eh? Are you guys & gals following this election? Tweet us & let us know! Like how we have “538” here...they have “ThreeHundredEight”! Echelon Insights monitors Canadian Twitter action   Pew says online methodology catching up Online polling is catching up with telephone, says Pew. At least the way they do it. Pew methodological report   Fall is the best, because polling. We’re partial to solstices. But also Fall. Boot weather! YouGov on Fall   Read this If you must email, keep subject lines short. And if you’ve made it this far, you’re probably not a Millennial. Email subject length   Key Findings Trump and Clinton still lead. But good weeks for BIden, Fiorina, and Rubio. Pope-mania is sweeping the country. Politicians could learn a lot from him. A tied race in Canada. Sounds excting! Online surveys: yes. Emails: no. Boot weather is here!

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Kristen Soltis Anderson

Pollster/founder: @echeloninsights. On-air: @cnn. Writer: @nytopinion, The Selfie Vote. Florida woman in DC. Go Gators.

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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.

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