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#186: The Taylor Swift Effect?

Midterms<a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/2018_generic_congressional_vote-6185.html">Generic Congressional</a> (Real Clear Politics)<a href="http://www.people-press.org/2018/10/04/2018-midterm-voters-issues-and-political-values/">2018 Midterm Voters: Issues and Political Values</a> (Pew Research)<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/09/politics/cnn-poll-midterms/index.html">Gender Differences</a> (CNN/SSRS)Senate<a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/senate/">Latest Senate Polls</a> (Real Clear Politics)<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-races-gop-up-in-texas-tennessee-dems-up-in-arizona-new-jersey-cbs-news-poll/">Texas - Tennessee - New Jersey</a> (CBS)<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/poll-races-nevada-are-dead-heat-n918251">Nevada</a> (NBC/Marist)<a href="https://www.abc15.com/news/state/poll-martha-mcsally-gaining-in-senate-race-against-kyrsten-sinema">Arizona</a> (ABC-15 / OH Predictive Insights)<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/north-dakota-poll-document-10-3">North Dakota</a> (FOX News)<a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/Mason_Dixon_Florida_Senate_Oct_4_2018.pdf">Florida</a> (Mason-Dixon)House<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/survey-of-battleground-house-districts-shows-democrats-with-narrow-edge/2018/10/07/f45e13f2-c812-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.4a16054e6ce6">House Battleground</a> (Washington Post - Schar School)Kavanaugh<a href="https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/cmlqh7mlw7/econTabReport.pdf">Economist/YouGov</a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/08/politics/cnn-poll-kavanaugh-confirmation/index.html">Majority oppose Kavanaugh, but his popularity grows with GOP</a> (CNN)Trump<a href="http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/trump-job-approval">Approval</a> (HuffPo)Polling Strategies<a href="http://www.pewresearch.org/2018/10/09/comparing-survey-sampling-strategies-random-digit-dial-vs-voter-files/">Random-Digit Dial vs. Voter Files</a> (Pew Research)Youth Poll (But not enough about Taylor Swift!)<a href="https://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/exclusive-polling-young-voters-energized-midterms">Young voters energized for midterms</a> (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning &amp; Engagement) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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