#30: Presidential Candidates: Nice Like Pumpkin Spice

Show Notes

Get ready for an All-American pageant known as a presidential debate. Who has been Pumpkin Spice with everything nice? We discuss.   Debate pregame Get ready to tailgate, or homegate, for the latest Republican debate. Where’s Walker? And is there trouble in Trumplandia? Meanwhile, Clinton is feeling the Bern, but is it really about those emails? Monmouth/NH GOP poll Monmouth/NH Dem poll: NYT/CBS Marist/MSNBC/Telemundo poll Gallup trump & religious GOPs CBS news poll on Biden CBS News Poll on GOP & Dem contests YouGov on coup   No gotcha questions for pageant contestants  If finally a candidate could answer a question succinctly and correctly. Where is such a place? Ah, the Miss America pageant! Washington Post on pageant answers, ranked Washinton Post/ABC poll on Kim DavisGallup on pageants    The NFL is back, and NFL polling is back. What is this football thing about which Kristen speaks? Thankfully, Margie can refer to some polling to help her figure it out. ESPN survey of players Tailgating survey   It’s always bipartisan in California. Maybe. Some recent polling on the droughts in California suggests there may be some bipartisanship on views toward the cause of the draught, but maybe not on the solution. Meanwhile, what does this mean for Jerry Brown? GQR, USC & American Viewpoint survey   Pumpkin spice and everything nice.  Pumpkin spice everything is headed your way. Do you have your emergency preparedness kit? Forbes data on the Pumpkin Spice Invasion   White after Labor Day = yes. Dressy yoga pants = no. Even fashion is getting in on the polling act. No longer need to poll your friends or officemates. Except if you want to wear office-ready yoga pants. Because that's just wrong. Poll on white after Labor Day Marist polling for Fashion Week   Key findings: Lots of candidates feeling some sort of bern--whether it’s from Sanders or a barb from Trump. Can we be bipartisan against droughts? What about coups? Maybe? Fashion and football are great areas for polling, but if you’re confused by the polls, just ask a beauty queen.  

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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.

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