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PC&S Bonus Material: Are Political Polls Really Accurate?

July 31, 2020 • Greg Rabidoux • Season 1 • Episode 3

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In this Bonus PC&S Podcast, I tackle political polling. Specifically, I examine whether presidential polls we see now are accurate or misleading. I give my listeners 10 things to look for so they can spot if any poll being reported is biased, unscientific or worth paying attention to the results.

I discuss the 2016 polling disaster, the Trump Effect and whether we'll see it again in the 2020 election and who benefits the most from massive, mail-in-ballot voting.

Based on 25 years of working with political polls as well as my own review of over 250 polls in the last 6 months, I give you what trends are real and which may just be political messaging. Enjoy and please share!