#183: Spring is a Lie, This Fall is Fakakta

This episode features polling on party ideologies, Kavanaugh, the midterms, Trump’s approval, new voter study group papers, and the end of summer.

Poll of the Week: Republicans, Democrats See Opposing Party as More Ideological Than Their Own (Pew)

Kavanaugh:

• CNN poll (pre-Dr. Ford)

The Week In Midterms:

• House Generic
• Nate Cohn’s Poll Factory
• Senate Races: Montana (CBS), Missouri (CBS), Arizona & Tennessee (CNN)

The Week In Trump:

• Job Approval (HuffPo)
• Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to name Trump as a reason for their pick in congressional elections (Washington Post)

New Voter Study Group Papers!

• Why Americans’ Desires for a Third Party Are Unlikely to Come True
• Religious Trump Voters
• Americans’ Economic Woes are Hurting Trump

Goodbye, Summer: Most Popular Season Coming to an End (Gallup)

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