The Pollsters

#175: When Statistical Sharks Attack

Kristen saw a concert. Margie has jet lag. We're both in LA, taking in the kale smoothies &amp; easy living.I Can’t Go For That<a href="http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/trump-job-approval">Trump approval</a> (HuffPo)Poll Of The Week:<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-backers-stand-by-president-in-face-of-russia-criticism-cbs-poll/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7b&amp;linkId=54882667">Who do you trust?</a> (CBS)Say It Isn’t So: <a href="https://realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/2018_generic_congressional_vote-6185.html">Generic ballot</a> (RCP)California House<a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjTM0PPXcAEeXIM.jpg">CA-50</a> (Tulchin Research, July 17-23)<a href="https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/MonmouthPoll_CA_071718/">CA-48</a> (Monmouth)<a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/383594446/CA-25-GSG-for-LCV-EDF-June-2018">CA-25</a> (Global Strategy Group, June 29)Texas Senate<a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2018/senate/tx/texas_senate_cruz_vs_orourke-6310.html">RCP Averages</a><a href="https://www.texaslyceum.org/resources/Poll%202018/Day%202/Day%202%202018%20Texas%20Lyceum%20Toplines%20(2).pdf">Texas LYCEUM Poll</a><a href="https://poll.qu.edu/texas/release-detail?ReleaseID=2559">Quinnipiac</a>Florida Senate<a href="http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2018/07/its-still-tight-rick-scott-47-bill-nelson-44-in-new-poll.html">It's still tight</a> (Miami Herald)More<a href="http://mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/releases/aug-2018/">GOP Praise Trump at Record Rates</a> (Wesleyan)<a href="http://www.rollcall.com/news/gonzales/democratic-candidates-bolder-gun-control-poll-finds">Dem candidates should be bolder on gun control</a> (GBA Strategies)<a href="https://www.prri.org/research/wedding-cakes-same-sex-lgbt-marriage/">Wedding Cakes, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Future of LGBT Rights in America</a> (PRRI)Maneater: Sharks &amp; Politics<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnHolbein1/status/1024680565000175617">Let’s live every week like it’s shark week</a>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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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.