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's Red Carpet For India's PM Sweeps Tensions Under The Rug

Biden's Red Carpet For India's PM Sweeps Tensions Under The Rug

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is head of the world's largest democracy — but concerns over his human rights and freedom of speech records took a backseat to public celebrations of the country's...

23 Jun 202321min

Republicans Dominate Florida — Can They Export That Success?

Republicans Dominate Florida — Can They Export That Success?

It used to be a swing state — but swelling numbers of conservative retirees and durable strength among Cuban-Americans have cemented Republican dominance in Florida's politics. Can the GOP export a wi...

22 Jun 202313min

Abortion Access Remains Popular As Biden Preps New Initiatives

Abortion Access Remains Popular As Biden Preps New Initiatives

American voters, including the crucial swing demographic of women in small cities and suburbs, continue to express support for abortion access. That's according to new polling from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Ma...

21 Jun 202313min

Hunter Biden Probe Continues After Tax And Gun Charges, DOJ Says

Hunter Biden Probe Continues After Tax And Gun Charges, DOJ Says

Hunter Biden, the president's son, has been charged with federal offenses related to his taxes and business dealings, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.The younger Biden has agreed to plead gui...

20 Jun 202311min

Made In America? It's Trickier Than It Sounds.

Made In America? It's Trickier Than It Sounds.

Made in America. It may be a catchy political slogan, but it's a lot more complicated than it sounds. So many things we use everyday come from China. In 2018 - former President Donald Trump launched a...

19 Jun 202312min

Trump's Indictment Could Lock Up Primary, But Lock Out Presidency

Trump's Indictment Could Lock Up Primary, But Lock Out Presidency

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows that after Donald Trump's historic indictment, 83 percent of Republicans think he should stay in the race — suggesting he could cruise to a decisive primary wi...

16 Jun 202323min

Wages Up. Inflation Down. Strong Economy? Depends Who You Ask.

Wages Up. Inflation Down. Strong Economy? Depends Who You Ask.

It is all in the numbers: the economy is doing really well. Workers are raises are outpacing inflation and unemployment is still near historic lows. But how people feel about it all is a messier, very...

15 Jun 202311min

They Want To Pitch Grand Plans — Instead They're Talking Trump

They Want To Pitch Grand Plans — Instead They're Talking Trump

The big issues in the Republican presidential primary swirl around the fate of one man: Donald Trump. His primary opponents would love to sell voters on how they'd improve on President Biden's leaders...

14 Jun 202315min

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