#186: The Taylor Swift Effect?

This episode explores the Taylor Swift effect, the latest polling on the midterms, Senate, House, and Kavanaugh, as well as youth engagement and polling strategies.

Midterms:

  • Generic Congressional (Real Clear Politics)
  • 2018 Midterm Voters: Issues and Political Values (Pew Research)
  • Gender Differences (CNN/SSRS)
  • Latest Senate Polls (Real Clear Politics)
  • Texas – Tennessee – New Jersey (CBS)
  • Nevada (NBC/Marist)
  • Arizona (ABC-15 / OH Predictive Insights)
  • North Dakota (FOX News)
  • Florida (Mason-Dixon)

House:

  • House Battleground (Washington Post – Schar School)

Kavanaugh:

  • Economist/YouGov
  • Majority oppose Kavanaugh, but his popularity grows with GOP (CNN)

Trump:

  • Approval (HuffPo)

Polling Strategies:

  • Random-Digit Dial vs. Voter Files (Pew Research)

Youth Poll (But not enough about Taylor Swift!):

  • Young voters energized for midterms (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement)

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