The Pollsters

Trump, “racially infused” tweets, and Democratic Candidates
Trump Approval (RealClear Politics)
Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets (Reuters)
2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics)
Beto O’Rourke and the Value of Polling
Polling is not evil voodoo magic (Kristen Soltis Anderson in the Washington Examiner)
Polling Faux Pas
Incomplete polling for the Democratic Primary (St. Anselm College)
All The Problems With This Anonymous Poll About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (HuffPo coverage of a poll reported in Axios)
More General Election Polling
Huge Turnout Is Expected in 2020. So Which Party Would Benefit? (New York Times, “The Upshot”)
Trump Faces Tough Challenge From Top Democratic Candidates in Election Matchup (WSJ/NBC News)
Immigration
Slim majority supports deportation raids (POLITICO/Morning Consult)
More on Presidential Tweeting
Views of Trump’s Twitter Attack on Four Congresswomen Highly Partisan (Ipsos)
State of the Union and Conspiracies (Economist/YouGov)
Ladysports
Do you think if you were playing your very best tennis, you could win a point off Serena Williams? (YouGov)
We Need To Stop Comparing Serena Williams To Men’s Tennis Players (HuffPo)
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Show Notes

Trump, “racially infused” tweets, and Democratic Candidates

Trump Approval (RealClear Politics)

Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets (Reuters)

2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics)

Beto O’Rourke and the Value of Polling

Polling is not evil voodoo magic (Kristen Soltis Anderson in the Washington Examiner)

Polling Faux Pas

Incomplete polling for the Democratic Primary (St. Anselm College)

All The Problems With This Anonymous Poll About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (HuffPo coverage of a poll reported in Axios)

More General Election Polling

Huge Turnout Is Expected in 2020. So Which Party Would Benefit? (New York Times, “The Upshot”)

Trump Faces Tough Challenge From Top Democratic Candidates in Election Matchup (WSJ/NBC News)

Immigration

Slim majority supports deportation raids (POLITICO/Morning Consult)

More on Presidential Tweeting

Views of Trump’s Twitter Attack on Four Congresswomen Highly Partisan (Ipsos)

State of the Union and Conspiracies (Economist/YouGov)

Ladysports

Do you think if you were playing your very best tennis, you could win a point off Serena Williams? (YouGov)

We Need To Stop Comparing Serena Williams To Men’s Tennis Players (HuffPo)

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Creators and 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.