#120: Playbook’s Anna Palmer, 5 Kinds of Trump Voters, & VA/UK Reax (6/15/17)

Kristen and Margie interview Anna Palmer from Politico’s Playbook and dive into breaking polling news. Topics include gender in politics, the political divisions post-election, the UK General Election, and a discussion of the different kinds of Trump voters.

(Recorded 6/15/17) In this episode, Kristen and Margie talk to Anna Palmer from Politico’s Playbook. They discuss Wonder Women and breaking polling news about GIFs. The poll of the week highlights what stops women from running for office, as well as an analysis of five types of Trump voters with diverse views on various issues. Also included is a discussion of polling around the UK General Election and the Virginia Democratic and Republican primaries.

Poll of the Week:

• Politico/American Univ/Loyola Marymount Univ: What stops women from running for office?
• Democracy Fund Voter Study Group: What are the political divisions that have caused tension since the election?
• John Sides, GWU: How have race, religion, immigration shaped the debate over the American Identity in 2016?
• Robert Griffin & Ruy Teixeira, Center for American Progress: Trump appealed to voters primarily on identity politics, economic concerns, and views of trade.
• Emily Ekins, Cato Institute: There are five types of Trump voters who have very different views on a variety of issues.
• BBC: How wrong was the UK General Election polling?
• BBC: UK Vote Share
• HuffPo: UK General Election Polls
• BBC: After the General Election, Brexit negotiations and May’s leadership are up in the air.
• HuffPo: VA Democratic Primary Polls
• HuffPo: VA Republican Primary Polls
• The latest in gun polling: GunsDown/PSB Research: Americans believe that there should be fewer guns and that they should be harder to get.
• Empire: Magazine releases its 2017 list “100 Greatest Movies”, topped by The Godfather (1972).

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