Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is considering a 2020 presidential run as an independent, and Democrats are in panic mode. On this episode of Poll Hub, our crackerjack team looks at the role of previous third party candidates and assesses how they impact the prospects of major party candidates. Then, […] Read more »
Ann Selzer: Context about Trump’s poll tweets, and the value of early 2020 polls
Brian Stelter asks Ann Selzer for context about President Trump’s recent tweet about his approval rating among Latinos. Selzer also discusses the best ways for journalists to interpret early polls about the 2020 election. CONT. Reliable Sources, CNN Read more »
Poll Hub: What’s in a Number?
The release of our latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll generated extra attention. Poll watchers, including President Donald Trump, took note of an increase in the proportion of Latino Americans who say they approve of Trump’s job performance. In this week’s episode of Poll Hub, we provide context to that finding, explain […] Read more »
People Do Not Want To Be Polled
The core problem with polling is that people do not wish to be polled. Those who answer their phones when the caller is unknown to them are unusual and atypical. And even many who do answer do not choose to complete the poll. This year’s telephone polling results were closer […] Read more »
CNN Poll of Polls: Trump approval takes a hit mid-shutdown
President Donald Trump was bragging this week about a surprising bump in one poll, but his optimism missed the fact that recent polling is in agreement that his approval ratings have taken a hit during the month-plus partial government shutdown and the public largely blames him for the country’s predicament. […] Read more »
Fact-checking Trump’s claim that he has a 50-percent approval rating among Latinos
President Trump tweeted about a PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll result on Tuesday, highlighting that his approval rating among Latinos rose to 50 percent. … However, the president overlooked the core finding of the poll, which showed that 57 percent of registered voters said they would definitely vote against Trump in 2020, […] Read more »