#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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