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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#157: Don't Congratulate Us! The Snow Must Go On. 23.03.2018 59:08

Hey, do you like wine? We like wine. And now we even have a sponsor! Https://Trywinc.com/pollsters to get $20 off. Then tweet us your thoughts @margieomero @ksoltisanderson @thepollsters. Poll of the week: The View From The States PPP poll in Tennessee PPP poll in Nevada RCP generic average Trumplandia HP Average Morning Consult/Evangelicals Monmouth/Deep State Too Pew Too Furious Pew on changing...

#156: Millennial March Madness 15.03.2018 49:39

Kristen is back & ready to rant. And we've got the polling on everything on your mind. Poll of the week: Monmouth pre-election PA 18 poll Harry Enten on CNN : National Climate HP Trump Approval average Morning Consult/Politico on tariffs Generic ballot average NEA Gun Poll NEA poll of members Pew Generation Gap Poll Pew on the generation gap Gallup Free Speech Survey Gallup on free speech MC N...

#155: Dave Wasserman's Big Texas Wrap-up & House Race Predictions 07.03.2018 41:17

Kristen's away, but Dave is here! Listen to him drop some knowledge from his years covering House races. You can find him @redistrict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#154: A Gun Rant, Taxes & The Oscars 01.03.2018 59:36

We're back together! We've decided everyone needs professional help, us included. Continue to tweet us complaints & data (not in that order). @margieomero @ksoltisanderson @thepollsters. Poll of the Week: Higher Ed Scores Higher Gallup on Higher Ed Trumplandia Huffington Post Trump Average CNN on Trump/Russia The Generic & Taxes FiveThirtyEight generic average Margie's tax poll for Not One...

#153: Guns, Voter Files & Sin 22.02.2018 42:33

Last week Margie was in Vegas. She lost some money, lost track of time, and lost the episode we recorded. Did you miss us? Tweet us at @ksoltisanderson @margieomero @thepollsters. Poll Of The Week: Axios & Driverless Cars Trump: HP Average Pew on agency popularity Guns: WP/ABC on Guns Quinnipiac on Guns Sexual Harassment USA Today on Sexual Harassment Pew on Voter Files Pew study on voter file...

#152: This Is Your FBI 09.02.2018 50:25

From the Super Bowl to the Olympics, and from the FBI to Russia. And should we ban probabilities? (Probably not.) Find us on twitter: @ksoltisanderson @margieomero & @thepollsters. And we have a website! www.thepollsters.com. POW: AdAge SB ads Morning Consult on Ram/MLK Trump-landia Huffington Post average Huffington Post on FBI Quinnipiac on FBI Reuters on FBI Politico/MC on FBI NBC Survey Mo...

#151: The State Of Our Podcast Is Strong 01.02.2018 43:25

It's our third anniversary of hatching a podcast plot. Oh and also that State of the Union thing. Don't hate-watch when you can love-listen. Send us your tips & angry notes to @margieomero @ksoltisanderson @thepollsters.com Italy’s up next! Economist poll tracker Round of Applause HP Trump approval tracker CNN SOTU poll CBS SOTU poll BPC & USA Today SOTU focus group Some Good News/Bad News...

#150: Jeggings Vs. Trump 2020 26.01.2018 47:45

We'll stop talking about Oprah when people stop polling about her. Plus jeggings & football: what could go wrong? Gothamist on leggings Edelman Trust Barometer Trump-landia HP Average ABC/WP poll ABC/WP on racial bias ABC/WP on Trump & Collusion CNN on Trump/Russia Shutdown ABC/WP on shutdown NBC/SurveyMonkey on DACA & shutdown CNN on shutdown 2018/2020 CNN on 2020 RCP generic 538 on g...

#149: Trump's Grades: Ungentlemanly C's? 18.01.2018 43:46

Trump's year in review. Oprah vs. Bannon. And real polls about s-words. Check us out @margieomero @ksoltisanderson & @thepollsters. Who’s a bigger threat: Oprah or Bannon? Morning Consult on Oprah HuffPost/YouGov on Bannon Grading Trump HP Trump average Politico/MC on Trump's report card CBS on Trump's first year NYT on Taxes S-Poll BI on S-Hole Hart/MoveOn on DACA - True Polling About Fake...

#148: Punning For Oprah 12.01.2018 54:03

Thanks for all the shoutouts of The Pollsters in the wild. We love them! Keep them coming @thepollsters @margieomero @ksoltisanderson. More like go-prah! Rasmussen on Oprah It’s always sunny in Trumplandia HP average Subgroup changes from Gallup by way of Charles Franklin Quinnipiac on Stable. Genius. On the bright side MC/politico on Trump's future MC/Politico tabs From the Lady-Files Gallup: rol...

#147: That's A Cold Burn! 04.01.2018 43:01

Is your NY resolution to write more podcast reviews? Huh. Tweet us @margieomero @ksoltisanderson @thepollsters. Poll of the week: How is your year treating you so far? Marist on NY resolutions Axios & Survey Monkey on the year ahead Gallup on '18 predictions Trump’s stroke of luck HP approval tracking Gallup ends tracking Gallup on most admired Monmouth on draining the swamp A view from the st...

#146: Polls Against Humanity 21.12.2017 40:21

It’s our last show of 2017! Polling never takes a holiday, though. So tweet us @margieomero @ksoltisanderson @thepollsters. Taxes Ariel Edwards Levy on tax polling. Trump HP on Trump Quinnipiac on Trump Pew on Trump & race relations FiveThirtyEight generic WP revisits in qualitative WP on chaos theory Cards Against Humanity https://thepulseofthenation.com/#intro Learn more about your ad choice...

#145: Alabama, Lady-Power & Christmas 15.12.2017 55:23

Hi new listeners! Got questions? Tweet us @margieomero @ksoltisanderson & @thepollsters. Poll of the week: Mueller is Naughty or Nice HuffPo/YouGov on Mueller Alabama Getaway RCP average Alabama exits Emerson AL poll Foxnews AL poll Monmouth AL poll Survey Monkey AL poll Kristen in the NYT Trump Trump HP average Quinnipiac on Trump/Russia Politico/MC on Trump Allegations Women's workplace chal...

#144: All In The Famoply 08.12.2017 52:34

Check us out, we're apart of the Famoply! Woo! New & old listeners, follow us @thepollsters on Twitter & Facebook. Or @ksoltisanderson @margieomero. Poll of the Week Morning Consult on Star Wars Who run the world? RCP Alabama average Time/Survey Monkey Pew on gender Perry Undem on harassment Trumplandia HP Trump Approval PRRI Never Trump vs Always Trump Harvard IOP Taxes Gallup on taxes Po...

#143: Gorge Yourself On Harassment Polling 30.11.2017 39:18

It seems like a good time to eat one's feelings. And we have the polls to help you through it. Tweet us @ksoltisanderson @margieomero @thepollsters. Royals UK poll on royal popularity Sexual harassment Morning Consult/Politico Huffington Post on party differences Recent AL Sen polling Emerson JMC WBRC Franken Polls KSTP MN state poll Morning Consult/Politico on Franken Trumplandia Trump approval...

#142: Hands Off Pants On 22.11.2017 44:20

Looking for some political talk this Thanksgiving? Try tweeting us @thepollsters, @margieomero @ksoltisanderson. We respond sometimes! Some Alone Time Netflix/SurveyMonkey Hands Off Pants On. Quinnipiac Poll on harassment Huffington Post/UNITE housekeeper poll Fox News AL poll Gravis AL poll Trumplandia HP average "Some people say" Trump on polling Taxes Quinnipiac on Taxes Thanksgiving GSG on you...

#141: Pollsters Don't Need Him Around Anyhow 16.11.2017 50:40

Alabama polling, tax polling, and the one things more complicated than taxes: Families. Find us @margieomero @ksoltisanderson @thepollsters. Do we need Moore polling? RCP average Politico/MC Trumpdate HP average Taxes Gallup most important issue IPSOS tax polling American Family Survey American Family Survey Thanksgiving NRF on Thanksgiving Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

#140: LA Stories: Keep Your Junk To Yourself 11.11.2017 46:36

We were in LA! And also still a little on California time. Check out the live show we did with Josh Barro & the gang at KCRW's Left Right & Center . So much fun. As always you can reach us @ksoltisanderson @margieomero @thepollsters. Virginia’s Blue Tide The Margie margin The Exits 2017 Exits 2016 Exits 2013 Exits Trump on the ballot HP Job Approval tracker Trump regretters MC/Politico Tim...

#139: Margie Has A New Gig (11/1/17) 02.11.2017 56:44

Margie has a new gig, got into a friendly disagreement with Mark Penn & dressed as the Gender Avenger. No wonder she’s tired. For more alert analysis follow @ksoltisanderson @margieomero @thepollsters. Margie's new gig! http://www.gbastrategies.com/margie-omero-joins-gba/ The Trolley Problem https://twitter.com/aedwardslevy?lang=en Cato Fun https://www.cato.org/survey-reports/state-free-speech...

#138: Mr. Big Stuff, You're Not Our Type (10/26/17) 26.10.2017 1:00:36

Check out Kristen's yolo rant. Check out Margie in Boston on Monday. And we'll have news soon, promise! Follow us @margieomero @ksoltisanderson @thepollsters. Hollywood https://morningconsult.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/171006_crosstabs_Brands_v1_AP.pdf “Reckless” in Morning Consult/Politico http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/25/trump-poll-reckless-honest-244126 Military Times https://www.mi...

#137: Darth Vader, #MeToo & Fabricated News (10/18/17) 19.10.2017 1:04:14

Kristen goes on a #yolo rant. And LA peeps ,we're headed your way on 11/9 @ The Ace Hotel as part of KCRW’s Left Right & Center live show. Come check us out! As always we're @thepollsters, @ksoltisanderson @margieomero. Poll of the Week NPR All Songs Considered. http://n.pr/2hQKDZL The Week In Trump Trump Approval http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/trump-job-approval CNN on Hurricane...

#136: Traditional Values, Trump, Weinstein & Free Speech (10/12/17) 12.10.2017 49:10

There's a lot to get upset about this week. Good thing we still have free speech! Tweet us @margieomero @ksoltisanderson @thepollsters. Columbus Day Rasmussen http://bit.ly/2ybNkPF Knights of Columbus/Marist http://bit.ly/2yGTxDQ Trump’s base play Morning Consult shows drop in every state http://bit.ly/2fZxzRm Rural voter support dropping http://reut.rs/2xtCtw7 Sexual Harassment/Discrimination Pew...

#135: Guns, PR, Taxes & Margie In Yolo Mode (10/5/17) 05.10.2017 56:53

This is the first time since August we've been in the same room together. Woah. Don't forget to tweet us @margieomero @ksoltisanderson @thepollsters. Poll of the week - Russia The Chicago Council https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/sites/default/files/ccgasurvey2017_what_americans_think_about_america_first.pdf The Daily Trump Job Approval tracking http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/trump-j...

#134: Kristen Is Back! Polls From Germany, China & Alabama (9/28/17) 28.09.2017 59:08

Kristen is back! Which is great, because we only have about one zillion polls to discuss. Find us @ksoltisanderson @margieomero @thepollsters. Big news coming soon. Promise! Polls of the week: Alabama https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/will-alabama-republicans-defy-trump/ Virginia https://buff.ly/2wX4e50 Trumpsanity Huffington Post average http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/trump-job-a...

#133: Margie & NBC's Mark Murray: Polling In 2016's Final Days (9/20/17) 20.09.2017 28:06

Margie & Mark Murray talk about Texas Football, 2016 polling, & where media coverage of polling may go next. Be sure to read his piece on 2016's final stretch: "12 days that stunned a nation." http://nbcnews.to/2w2TDlc Find Mark on Twitter: @mmurraypolitics & as always we're @margieomero @ksoltisanderson @thepollsters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices