How Election Polling Works and Doesn't Work

The question of Shakespeare's authorship has been around since at least the mid-1800s. Is there anything to it? In this classic episode, we dig in to this dense topic to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

From 1968 to 1972 Howard Hughes holed up in a suite in the Desert Inn casino in Las Vegas. Addicted to morphine and living on candy bars and milk, he was in bad shape. When he was told to leave, he bought the hotel and stayed. Soon he owned half of Vegas.See omnystudio.com/listen ...  Show more

Trevor explains why he thinks predictions hurt the electoral process and dismisses people who thought Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were basically the same. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor ...  Show more

Steve reacts to the news from the weekend, provides a polling 'splainer on why the public polls' methodology stinks once again, and discusses why (regardless of the election outcome) the country is headed for a hot civil war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a ...  Show more

Jaboukie Young-White talks to Power the Polls co-director Scott Duncombe about the dire need for additional poll workers to ensure everyone can vote safely and on time in the 2020 election. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio. ...  Show more

Pollsters are starting to panic. There’s headline after headline after headline ahead of the midterms on whether this election cycle’s polling is accurate or not. How does polling actually work? Is it really representative of how voters are feeling and what the outcome will be on ...  Show more