#223: Presidential Tweeting and Ladysports

This episode discusses Trump’s approval, polling around Democratic candidates, Beto O’Rourke’s value in polling, views on immigration, and the rise of Serena Williams in tennis comparisons.

Trump, “racially infused” tweets, and Democratic Candidates

Trump Approval (RealClear Politics)

Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets (Reuters)

2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics)

Beto O’Rourke and the Value of Polling

Polling is not evil voodoo magic (Kristen Soltis Anderson in the *Washington Examiner*)

Polling Faux Pas

Incomplete polling for the Democratic Primary (St. Anselm College)

All The Problems With This Anonymous Poll About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (HuffPo coverage of a poll reported in Axios)

More General Election Polling

Huge Turnout Is Expected in 2020. So Which Party Would Benefit? (*New York Times*, “The Upshot”)

Trump Faces Tough Challenge From Top Democratic Candidates in Election Matchup (WSJ/NBC News)

Immigration

Slim majority supports deportation raids (POLITICO/Morning Consult)

More on Presidential Tweeting

Views of Trump’s Twitter Attack on Four Congresswomen Highly Partisan (Ipsos)

State of the Union and Conspiracies (Economist/YouGov)

Ladysports

Do you think if you were playing your very best tennis, you could win a point off Serena Williams? (YouGov)

We Need To Stop Comparing Serena Williams To Men’s Tennis Players (HuffPo)

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