Jul 13 Watch 10:59 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump vs. health experts, Stone's commutation NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s prison sentence and the Lincoln Project’s TV ad response, Trump’s attacks on U.S. Continue watching
Jan 13 Wanting change, Democratic voters grapple with who can win By Steve Peoples, Associated Press How much change is too much in 2020? It is a question that has plagued candidates and voters alike over the last year in the Democratic Party's quest to identify the person best positioned to defeat Trump in November. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 3:57 What new Iowa poll numbers mean for Warren and other 2020 Democrats Iowa plays an outsized role in presidential politics, and new poll numbers from that state could influence how different Democratic candidates' focus their campaigns. The poll by The Des Moines Register and CNN puts Sen. Elizabeth Warren two points ahead… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 8:29 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Warren's poll numbers, Democrats on impeachment Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including a new poll that shows Iowa voters favoring Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Cory Booker’s scramble to raise enough campaign… Continue watching
Nov 08 How voters viewed Trump, health care and immigration, according to exit polls By Laura Santhanam Exit polls aren't perfect. But they do provide information on what mattered most to voters, and how they viewed key leaders and issues. Here's a look at what mattered to voters during the 2018 midterms. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 7:14 How FiveThirtyEight calculates the data of a divided nation By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight blog burst onto the political scene in 2008, when he forecasted the popular vote for president within one percentage point. Becoming a key point of reference during elections, he started a podcast in 2016, and says his… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 7:01 How polling has changed since the 2016 election Democratic Congressional candidates now hold a nine-point advantage over Republicans, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. But can polls be trusted? In 2016, polls in key states showed Hillary Clinton winning handily. Donald Trump… Continue watching
Oct 25 Poll: Majority of Americans dissatisfied with U.S. politics, doubt divisons will improve soon By Juana Summers, Associated Press The newly released survey from the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that more than 8 in 10 Americans think the country is greatly divided about important values. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 7:51 Trump's historically low approval ratings could spell trouble for Republicans By PBS News Hour A round of new polls show historically low support for President Trump has slipped further since the spring. Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the president’s numbers, and how… Continue watching
Dec 15 How did the pollsters get Trump's win so wrong? They didn't, says economist Justin Wolfers By Paul Solman Donald Trump was elected president, but the grand majority of polls, pollsters and prediction markets showed that a Clinton presidency was more likely. How did they get it so wrong?… Continue reading