What Polls Do (And Don’t) Tell Us

What Polls Do (And Don’t) Tell Us

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Television's golden age is over, replaced by one that’s decidedly more, as they say, “mid.” Audie and Ari weigh in on whether TV really got worse, the industry's post-prestige identity crisis, and the ingredients for making some of your favorite shows with TV’s best director, Hir ...  Show more

RushTok is Southern Soft Power

This week, the internet turned its eyes to an annual 2020s tradition: watching freshman girls rush sororities at big Southern state schools via an endless stream of social videos. What does our obsession with RushTok tell us about the South, the internet, and America? Plus, what' ...  Show more

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How to make sense of political polls
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As Election Day looms, we’re seeing more and more headlines based on poll results. Some declare Trump and Harris </span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/19/polling-harris-trump-pennsylvan ...

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Who Is Really Up In the 2024 Polls?
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Is Donald Trump up big? Down big? Basically tied? The answer depends on which polls you believe — or maybe you shouldn't believe any of them. Rich Baris joins Charlie to talk about the latest polling, and goes through which which VP picks would take him closer to victory and whic ...  Show more

The ‘Mind-blowing’ Thing About This Year’s Polls
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The days before an election always bring uncertainty, but that’s especially true this year, with polls showing a near deadlock between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. This week, Republican pollster and CNN Political Commentator Kristen Soltis Ander ...  Show more

How are Voters Feeling Ahead of Midterms?
CNN Political Briefing

Polls are snapshots in time, but often helpful to get a sense of where people stand on key issues–especially heading into a midterm year. CNN Senior Political Analyst & Reality Check host John Avlon dives deep into a new CNN-SSRS poll out that paints a picture of what issues Amer ...  Show more