How Do Election Polls Work?

How Do Election Polls Work?

Our colleagues at Planet Money had a simple question: how do pollsters do their work ahead of elections? They went to Marist College — home of the Marist Poll, which partners with NPR for its polling — to learn how to be pollsters. They break down the science of polling, and find out all the tricks that pollsters use to get people to finish their surveys.

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Biden Needs Arizona And Any Other State To Win The Presidency

Biden Needs Arizona And Any Other State To Win The Presidency

If the Associated Press call for Biden in Arizona is correct, Joe Biden needs just one more state to top 270 electoral votes; Donald Trump would need to win all the remaining states. Georgia, Pennsylv...

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Biden Looks Strong After Wisconsin Win, But Both Candidates Still Have A Path

Biden Looks Strong After Wisconsin Win, But Both Candidates Still Have A Path

Joe Biden has won Wisconsin. The races in Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina have yet to be called. Counting continues as the Trump campaign ramps up legal challenges amid ba...

4 Nov 202011min

Be Patient: Vote Counting Continues, Key States Remain Outstanding

Be Patient: Vote Counting Continues, Key States Remain Outstanding

As election officials predicted, high numbers of mail-in ballots and state processing restrictions have drawn out the vote counting process. Florida and Ohio have been called for Donald Trump. Arizona...

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Here's What We'll Be Watching For On Election Night

Here's What We'll Be Watching For On Election Night

Voting ends tomorrow. It could take time to know results. We talk about what we're watching for, how we'll report who won, and the moments that stood out in a campaign cycle none of us could have fore...

2 Nov 202013min

Pandemic, Economy, Character: Hear How The Candidates Make Their Case

Pandemic, Economy, Character: Hear How The Candidates Make Their Case

It has been a long campaign, but the messages have stayed consistent. Hear how the candidates pitch themselves to voters.This episode: campaign correspondent Scott Detrow, campaign correspondent Asma ...

1 Nov 202016min

On The Ground In Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania And Wisconsin

On The Ground In Arizona, Florida, Pennsylvania And Wisconsin

Reporters share their reporting from key states ahead of election day in this special podcast episode.This episode: campaign correspondent Asma Khalid, senior political editor and correspondent Domeni...

30 Okt 202029min

Here's How The Candidates Are Making Their Case To Black Voters

Here's How The Candidates Are Making Their Case To Black Voters

Joe Biden's campaign is hoping local validators can make his candidacy persuasive in Black communities. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign has employed demotivational messages, asserting that Joe Biden has...

29 Okt 202014min

New Coronavirus Cases At Record Levels; 75 Million Americans Have Voted.

New Coronavirus Cases At Record Levels; 75 Million Americans Have Voted.

Nearly 70 thousand Americans test positive every day for the coronavirus, a new high. And after the pandemic drove an evolution in voting habits, more than 75 million Americans have already cast their...

28 Okt 202014min

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