Margie Omero & Kristen Soltis Anderson

The Pollsters

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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.

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Margie Omero & Kristen Soltis Anderson

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Is the Tide Turning on Impeachment? 03.10.2019 45:06

2020 Presidential Campaigns Great Society on Broadway, the poll 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) Monmouth Poll numbers Twitter South Carolina Democratic voters strongly support Joe Biden (Winthrop University) Trump approval (RealClear Politics) Issue of the Week: Impeachment (again) Do Americans Support Impeaching President Trump? (FiveThirtyEight, tracker) Impeachment...

Now We’re Talking About Impeachment 26.09.2019 44:40

Odds & Ends Richard Madden’s T-Rex ! Inside Fox News’ polling ‘nerdquarium,’ whose numbers don’t lie whether Trump likes them or not ( Los Angeles Times ) 2020 Presidential Campaigns Democratic Primary (RealClear Politics) One Republican Party, Different Democratic Parties (Echelon Insights) Trump Job Approval (RealClea Politics) Latest National General Election Polls (RealClear Politics) Issu...

Work It! 19.09.2019 51:49

2020 Presidential Campaign 2020 Democrats (RealClear Politics) Iowa Voter Survey (David Binder Research for Focus on Rural America) Iowa Voter Survey (Civiqs - Iowa State University) The Third Debate Influenced Those Who Watched … But A Lot Of People Didn’t (FiveThirtyEight) Steve Kornacki Tweet of Crosstabs (NBC News/WSJ via Steve Kornacki) Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Issue of the Week: T...

9-11, Terrorism, and Afghanistan 12.09.2019 57:52

2020 Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) President Trump trails potential Democratic challengers in 2020 test (WaPo/ABC News) Latest CNN/SSRS Poll 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) Issue of the Week: 9-11 and its Impact Ariel Edwards-Levy tweet of Sept. 2001 CBS Poll Public Overwhelmingly Backs Bush in Attacks on Afghanistan (Gallup, Oct. 2001) Bush Job Approval Highest...

Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice? 05.09.2019 38:37

2020 Democrats Are Divided On What’s Dividing The Party (Huffington Post/YouGov) President Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) Issue of the Week: Guns Poll: Most Republicans support assault weapons ban, despite Trump saying 'no appetite' (Politico/Morning Consult) Trump Approval (Fox News) What Percentage of Americans Own Guns? (Gallup) Majority Of Voters Say Climate Change Is An Emergency (Qu...

So many feelings: The economy and back to school 29.08.2019 45:56

2020 Climate 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) 3-Way Lead as Dem 2020 Picture Shifts (Monmouth) John Anzalone tweet Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Latest 2020 General Election Polls (RealClear Politics) Issue of the Week: The Economy Consumer Confidence Index (The Conference Board) Poll finds a pessimistic America despite current economic satisfaction (NBC News / Wa...

College Football has Wrecked US Geography 08.08.2019 48:24

Trump and Democrats 2020 Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Democratic Candidates (RealClear Politics) Elizabeth Warren Had Another Very Good Debate (HuffPo) Warren Up, Harris Down, But Biden Leads Among U.S. Dems (Quinnipiac) Gun Laws Who's to blame for mass shootings? On that, some bipartisan agreement (USA Today/Ispos) Presidential Power Republicans Now Are More Open to the Idea of Expanding P...

#225: Margie goes to The Spin Zone 01.08.2019 55:17

2020 Presidential Campaigns Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) Interest still high in second Dem debate (POLITICO/Morning Consult) Shifting Democratic Lines (Echelon Insights) Conflicted About Trump: The Americans Disapproving of President Trump While Giving Him Credit on the Economy (Navigator) Black and Latinx Views Views on the econo...

#224: Trust & Fairness: Americans are Skeptical 25.07.2019 46:42

Trump & The Squad Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Trump’s Electoral College Edge Could Grow in 2020, Rewarding Polarizing Campaign ( New York Times / The Upshot) Most Americans disagree with Trump's "go back" tweets (CBS News / YouGov) Majority of voters say ‘send her back’ chants were racist (POLITICO/Morning Consult) Mueller Testimony Democrats becoming increasingly skeptical of fairness...

#223: Presidential Tweeting and Ladysports 18.07.2019 47:20

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 th...

#222: Megan Rapinoe for President! 11.07.2019 57:38

Trump and 2020 Democrats Trump Approval (RealClear Politics Average) General Election Polling Average (RealClear Politics Average) 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics Average) POLL AVERAGE Joe Biden Isn’t The Unequivocal 2020 Democratic Front-Runner Anymore (HuffPo) CNN has new standards for reporting on polls CNN's transparency questionnaire for polling standards (CNN) Per...

#221: An Independence Day Parade of Opinions! 04.07.2019 59:38

Trump Approval Trump Approval Post-Democratic Debate Polling Ipsos Poll Conducted for Reuters Harris and Warren rise and Biden slides after first Democratic debates (SSRS for CNN) Kamala Harris surges in Iowa as Bernie Sanders suffers after debate (Suffolk University/USA TODAY) Data from the Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll Harris Gets Big Debate Bounce While Biden Sinks (Quinnipiac) Harris Surge...

#220: What are American voters thinking? 27.06.2019 54:56

Democratic Debate Interest Democratic voters not fully tuned in to 2020 (AP/NORC) Most Dems interested in first debates, but not excited (Monmouth) America’s Political Perceptions Trump approval (RealClear Politics) New High in U.S. Say Immigration Most Important Problem (Gallup) American Bridge 4-State rural and small-town voters (Anzalone Liszt Grove Research) Democrat interest in climate change...

#219: Rural Voters, with Doug Usher 20.06.2019 53:19

President Trump, 2020, and impeachment Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) The infamous Fox News Polls (FOX News) Impeachment Talk (Suffolk University / USA Today) More Impeachment Talk (NBC/ Wall Street Journal ) Trump fires pollsters (CNN) Would voters consider a woman as president? Nominating Woman or Minority Come Second to Nominating Candidate Who Can Beat Trump (Ipsos / Daily Beast) Democrat...

#218: Kiddie Pools and 2020 Polls 13.06.2019 59:06

2020 Polling Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) More brutal 2020 poll numbers for Trump ( Washington Post ) 2020 General Matchups (RealClear Politics) Democratic Nomination (RealClear Politics) Mike Gravel's Tweet It’s PRIDE Month! Gallup First Polled on Gay Issues in '77. What Has Changed? (Gallup) America’s Growing Support for Transgender Rights (PRRI) Lord Ashcroft Polls Candidates are suppose...

#217: In which we DO NOT discuss 2020 Polls 06.06.2019 1:01:32

The Mueller Report Trump Voters Who Heard Mueller Decline To Clear Trump Still Think His Report Clears Trump (HuffPost/YouGov) Made-up news Many Americans Say Made-Up News Is a Critical Problem That Needs To Be Fixed (Pew Research) Millennial, Gen Z, and Gen X voters Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X outvoted older generations in 2018 midterms (Pew Research) America’s moral values Americans Say U.S. Mo...

#216: Kristen Waves a Flag for Capitalism 30.05.2019 54:09

Trump President Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) Trump Character Ratings Improved, but Still a Weakness (Gallup) Dem (and GOP?) Primary Democratic Dividing Lines (Echelon Insights) Nearly Half of Democrats Say the Best Age for a President Is ‘In Their 50s’ (Pew Research) Economic satisfaction, Capitalism, and Socialism Framing the Debate on the Economy and Presidential Transparency (Naviga...

#215: How to Make Margie Lose Her Mind 23.05.2019 1:05:02

AAPOR Conference Exit Poll ShowdownEvery Methodology Is Terrible AlwaysProbability Is Fake News Trump and Democrats 2020 President Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) Latest 2020 General Election Polls (RealClear Politics) Fox News Poll 5/16 Biden Is Only Contender With Positive Score (Quinnipiac) Most Democrats Are Fine With Their Candidates Doing Fox News Town Halls (Morning Consult/Politico...

#214: Dead Pollsters Society 16.05.2019 50:40

Poll of the Week Are You Secretly a Millennial? ( The New York Times ) 2020 primaries Bullock hires senior staffers ahead of likely presidential run ( The Hill ) What traits are Democrats prioritizing in 2020 candidates? (CBS News / YouGov) Maryland GOP voters widely favor Trump over Larry Hogan for White House (Gonzales Research & Media Services via The Washington Post ) Less Than Half in U.S...

#213: Barr Fight 09.05.2019 56:27

Poll of the week New Navigator Survey Trump and Democrats’ Enthusiasm President Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) Democrats lose their enthusiasm advantage (NBC News/ Wall Street Journal ) Voter Approval Rising for Trump’s Handling of the Economy ( Wall Street Journal /NBC News) AG Barr and the Mueller Report Little support for Barr’s handling of Mueller report (POLITICO/Morning Consult) 202...

#212: Viva la Border? 02.05.2019 1:02:04

Viva la Border Percentage of Democrats who see border ‘crisis’ jumps 17 points since January amid spike in migrant families ( Washington Post / ABC News) A poll found Mexicans think relations with the U.S. are better than before. Ignoring Trump may be the secret. (Chicago Council on Global Affairs / Buendía & Laredo) Trump, Mueller, and Impeachment Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) NPR/P...

#211: Mueller, Scared Parents, and GOT 18.04.2019 51:46

Trump Approval President Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) Mueller Report The conservative talking point of “exoneration” has failed to break through (Navigator Research via Politico) 2020 Democrat Race Bernie Takes Lead for Democratic Nomination, Mayor Pete On The Move (Emerson Polling) If Daily Kos decided the presidential race, it would be a four-person race (Daily KOS) New From Pew Sharp...

#210: Ready for 2020 Presidential Polling? NO! 11.04.2019 40:18

The Donald Abides Amid the tumult of the Trump era, the constant: His approval rating ( Washington Examiner ) President Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) 2020 Polling? Biden tops Democratic field after rough week (Politico / Morning Consult) Women voters could give women candidates a boost in the Democratic primary (Morning Consult) The Fairness of Taxes Growing Partisan Divide Over Fairness...

#209: America Is Changing And Voters Are, Too 04.04.2019 1:06:07

Trump Trump’s Approval Rating (RealClear Politics) Views of Trump’s personal traits, job approval (Pew Research) Most want to see Mueller report released (Ariel Edwards-Levy) Changing America Jason McGrath of GBAO talks about Lightfoot in Chicago Voters Say Scrap Elite School Test in NY (Quinnipiac) On Equal Pay Day 2019, lack of awareness persists (SurveyMonkey) 2020 Among all voters, half say th...

#208: Trump and Mueller and White Supremacy, Oh My! 28.03.2019 51:35

Trump and the Mueller Report Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) Voters want Mueller report released, but will it change views? (FOXNews, pre-report delivery) CNN/SSRS Poll (post-report delivery) U.S. Voters Want To See Mueller Report (Quinnipiac, both pre- and post-summary delivery) Nearly half still think Trump obstructed Russian probe (POLITICO/Morning Consult) Despite report findings, almo...