#197: Shutdown Showdown!

Kristen and Margie discuss polling data on the shutdown, 2020 candidates, the #MeToo movement, and why doggos are more popular with Republicans.

Manafort: Why it would itâ€”or wouldnâ€™t itâ€”be a big deal for a foreign intelligence operation to have internal polling data from a campaign?

Shutdown: Voters blame Trump, GOP for shutdown (POLITICO/Morning Consult)

Trump Has Lost Ground In The Shutdown Blame Game (FiveThirtyEight)

Congressional Priorities: Government Gets an Upgrade (Navigator)

Americans’ Long List for Congress Spans Education to Income (Gallup)

2020: Elizabeth Warren wins the first Daily Kos 2020 Presidential Straw Poll (Daily Kos)

Daily Kos Democratic Straw Poll, inaugural edition!

American Ideology by Gallup: U.S. Still Leans Conservative, but Liberals Keep Recent Gains

Americans Continue to Embrace Political Independence

#MeToo: Celebrity Soapbox on #MeToo Issues Creates Positive Change, Plurality Says (Morning Consult)

Doggos: Republicans Like Dogs More Than Democrats (YouGov/The Economist)

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