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Welcome to "Morton MUSE & News," your go-to source for staying connected with the latest news and events, and to meet the voices of the special people that make Morton matter.
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Politics. Policy. Polling. Pop Culture. Explore what America's thinking with two of the country's leading pollsters-the bipartisan team of Democrat Margie Omero and Republican Kristen Soltis Anderson. In this weekly podcast we take a fresh, friendly look at the numbers driving the week's biggest stories in news, politics, tech, entertainment and pop culture. Along with the occasional interview with pollsters, journalists, and other industry leaders, we'll lift the hood on the numbers reveali ...
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Rooted in Morton: Community, Connection, and Service with John Cirilli
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. What makes a small town more than just a place to live? It’s the people who pour their hearts into it. In this episode of Morton Muse & News, we sit down with John Cirilli—a lifelong Morton advocate, local banker, and dedicated community volunteer. From his journey back to Morton after college to meet…
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The Heart of Morton: JoLynn Weiler on Volunteering, Community, and Making a Difference
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. Ever thought about volunteering but didn’t know where to start? Or maybe you’re curious about the impact volunteers have on Morton? In this episode of Morton MUSE & News, I sit down with the incredible JoLynn Weiler—lifelong Morton resident, community champion, and self-proclaimed volunteer expert (se…
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Johnson’s Floral – 74 Years of Community, Family, and Flowers
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. Since 1952, Johnson’s Floral has been a cornerstone of Morton, providing beautiful floral arrangements for life’s most meaningful moments. In this episode, we sit down with Paul Grethey, third-generation owner, to talk about the history, challenges, and triumphs of running a family-owned business in a…
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Part II of Turning Grief into Gratitude: Tom Van Ness on Loss, Community, and Healing
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. *****Part II In this heartfelt and deeply moving episode of Morton Muse & News, we sit down with Tom Van Ness as he shares his incredible journey of resilience, healing, and finding purpose after the devastating loss of his wife. Tom’s story isn’t just one of grief; it’s about how the support of a sma…
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Part 1 of Turning Grief into Gratitude: Tom Van Ness on Loss, Community, and Healing
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. In this heartfelt and deeply moving episode of Morton Muse & News, we sit down with Tom Van Ness as he shares his incredible journey of resilience, healing, and finding purpose after the devastating loss of his wife. Tom’s story isn’t just one of grief; it’s about how the support of a small-town commu…
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Scott Witzig and the Morton Community Foundation
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. Scott Witzig is the Executive Director of the Morton Community Foundation (MCF), a role he has held since 2007. He is deeply committed to supporting Morton, Illinois, and its surrounding communities through philanthropy and community development. Known for his quiet yet impactful leadership, Scott has…
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The Pollsters review the pollsters in 2024
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Margie and Kristen return after a four-year hiatus! In this one-off episode, The Pollsters catch listeners up on their lives and review the performance of polls leading up to the 2024 Presidential Election. Did pollsters get it right? Or wrong? Or somewhere in-between? Listen to find out!By Margie Omero & Kristen Soltis Anderson
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Katrina Fitzpatrick, Bob Hornsby, and the Morton Band Program
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. The Morton High School band, based in Morton, Illinois, has a stellar reputation for its exceptional musical talent and competitive achievements. Over the years, the band has become a powerhouse, consistently performing at a high level in both state and national competitions. Their success is largely …
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Ms. D'Alfanso, Owen Riesberg, and the MJHS Cross Country State Championship
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. Ms. D'Alfanso is the Cross Country coach for Morton Junior High School. Her team recently won the state competition, highlighting her success as a coach and the accomplishments of her athletes. She plays a key role in shaping the young runners, guiding them both physically and mentally to perform at t…
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Kim Litwiller of the Morton Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Council
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. Kim Litwiller is the Executive Director of the Morton Chamber of Commerce and the CEO of the Morton Economic Development Council in Morton, Illinois. She was initially hired as the Director of Business Development in January 2024, but by June 2024, she was promoted to Executive Director and CEO of the…
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Jeremy Short and Precision Planting
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. Jeremy Short serves on the board of directors for the Morton Chamber of Commerce and works for Precision Planting, a company that specializes in advanced agricultural technology solutions to optimize planting performance. Precision Planting is known for its innovative tools, such as the eMHD planter, …
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Alissa Williams and The Morton Public Library
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Send Ben a message, he'd love to hear from you. In 2015, Williams took on the role of director at Morton Public Library, succeeding a director who had held the position for 36 years. Since then, she has focused on enhancing community engagement and partnerships, bringing her expertise in public relations to strengthen connections between the librar…
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We Hear There's an Election Next Week
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Large Voter Turnout Voter Turnout Appears Steady; Enthusiasm Running High (Gallup) Who Will Win? Who Do Voters Think Will Win (Navigator) Cookie Poll Three Brothers Bakery Presidential Cookie Poll Has Accurately Predicted Winner of Last 3 Elections (KHOU) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Trump Job Approval Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) General Election Presidential General Election (RealClear Politics) Coronavirus Coronavirus Upends Nation, as Three in Four Americans' Lives Changed by Pandemic (ABC News/Ipsos) Governors Get High Marks For Handling COVID-19 Crisis (Monmouth) Tracking Public Opinion on the Coronavirus (Morn…
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Florida Democratic Primary Who Different Groups Supported (New York Times) National Democratic Primary National Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Trump Job Approval Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) General Election General Election (RealClear Politics) Coronavirus Trump Earns Mixed Grades on Coronavirus Response (Politico/Morning Consult)…
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The Democratic Primary vs. The Coronavirus
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Democratic Primary Florida Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) National Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Biden Crushes Sanders In Democratic Race (Quinnipiac) Trump Job Approval Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) General Election General Election (RealClear Politics) Approval of U.S. Congressional Republicans Tops Democrats (Gallup) Coron…
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Democratic Primary National Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Florida Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Michigan Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Trump Approval Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) General Election General Election (RealClear Politics) Corona Beer and the Coronavirus The Spread of the Coronavirus Couldn't Have Come at …
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Democratic National Primary Democratic National Primary (FiveThirtyEight) South Carolina Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Debate Watchers Believe Bernie Sanders Made the Best Case for Defeating Trump (YouGov) Trump Job Approval Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) General Election General Election (RealClear Politics) Republicans Increasingl…
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Democratic National Primary Democratic National Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Sanders Opens Up Double-Digit National Lead in Primary Race (NBC News/WSJ) Sanders Leads The Field, Bloomberg Qualifies For His 1st Debate (NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist) Nevada Primary Nevada Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Sanders Has Strong Lead in Nevada(Data for Progress)…
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Democratic Primary National Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Who's Ahead in New Hampshire (FiveThirtyEight) Sanders Takes Top Spot In Dem Primary As Biden Falls (Quinnipac) New Hampshire Democratic Primary Exit Poll Results and Analysis (Wash Post) Trump Approval Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) General Election Trump vs. Klobucha (RealClear…
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On this 5th Anniversary episode, Kristen and Margie are joined by founder of FiveThirtyEight Nate Silver. Nate founded Five Thirty Eight after being tired of the media covering politics with a lack of data. Iowa Primary The three cover the topic of Iowa and how the polls should be looked at along with the actual results in Iowa. Nate breaks down Io…
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National Democratic Primary National Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) 2020 Democratic Primary (Morning Consult) Biden and Sanders are breaking away from the pack of candidates among Democrats nationwide (Washington Post/ABC News) Electability in the Democratic Primary Polls (HuffPost/YouGov) Iowa Primary Iowa Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight…
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Democratic Primary Who's Ahead in the National Poll? (FiveThirtyEight) Who's Ahead in Iowa? (FiveThirtyEight) Who's Ahead in New Hampshire? (FiveThirtyEight) Sanders Widens Lead In N.H. (WBUR) Trump Approval Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) Trump Third Year Sets New Standard for Party Polarization (Gallup) General Election General Election: …
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2020 Democratic Primary Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Iowa Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Why Warren Needs To Play To Win — And That Includes Beating Sanders (FiveThirtyEight) Who Won The January Democratic Debate? (FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos) Biden holds wide lead among black voters in Democratic presidential race (Washington Post/Ipsos) 2…
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Party Preferences U.S. Party Preferences Steady During Trump Era (Gallup) Democratic Polling for Debate DNC Tells Pollsters to Do More Polls (NewYorkTimes) Democratic Primary Sanders starts 2020 in strong position in Iowa and New Hampshire (CBS News) Biden Is Democrats’ Best Bet to Beat Trump (Morning Consult) Trump Job Approval/Impeachment Trump J…
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Polling Trends in Previous Elections In Leaked Memo, Andrew Yang Asks DNC for More Debate Polls (DailyBeast) 2008 Iowa Republican Caucus (RealClear Politics) 2008 Iowa Democratic Caucus(RealClear Politics) 2012 Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus (RealClear Politics) 2016 Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus(RealClear Politics) 2016 Iowa Democratic …
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Democratic Primary What Makes Our New 2020 Democratic Primary Polling Averages Different (FiveThirtyEight) Democratic Primary (FiveThirtyEight) Biden and Sanders holding steady (RealClear Politics) Trump Approval/Impeachment President Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) Tracking “impeach and remove” (FiveThirtyEight) Trump job approval ticks up…
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Democratic Primary Biden and Sanders holding steady (RealClear Politics) Second Choice Candidates (Quinnipiac) Trump Approval / Impeachment Tracking “impeach and remove” (FiveThirtyEight) Tracking Trump Approval (RealClearPolitics) Who was the better President? Democrats answer! (Monmouth) Trust in the media Republicans less likely to trust the new…
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The 16, no, 14...wait, 15 now? Democrats for President
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2020 Presidental Election Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) General Election Matchups (RealClear Politics) Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus (RealClear Politics) The State of the Democratic Primary (Morning Consult) The Economist/You Gov Poll California Voters Wanted Kamala Harris to Drop Out of Presidential Race (Berkeley I…
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2020 Presidental Election Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) General Election Matchups (RealClear Politics) Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus (RealClear Politics) CBS News Battleground Tracker (CBS News) Impeachment Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Do Americans Support Impeaching Trump? (FiveThirtyEight) Impeachment Hearin…
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2020 Presidental Election Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) General Election Matchups (RealClear Politics) Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus (RealClear Politics) Poll: Bloomberg's Potential Run is a Flop With Voters so Far (Politico/Morning Consult) Biden Holds Slight Lead In New Hampshire Dem Primary (Quinnipiac) Impeachmen…
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2020 Presidential Election Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) General Election Matchups (RealClear Politics) One Year From Election, Trump Trails Biden but Leads Warren in Battlegrounds (The New York Times Upshot/Siena College) Poll: Biden Holds Significant Lead over Warren, Sanders in Nevada; Top Issue is Electing Someone Who …
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2020 Presidential Election Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) General Election Matchups (RealClear Politics) Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Impeachment Do Americans Support Impeaching Trump? (FiveThirtyEight) Partisans Dig In On Impeachment, but Majority of Americans Say Trump Administration Should Cooperate With Inquiry (…
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2020 Presidential Election Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) General Election Matchups (RealClear Politics) Biden's lead in Democratic primary hits widest margin since April (CNN) Iowa Caucus (RealClear Politics) Trump and Impeachment Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Increased Support For Trump Impeachment in Wisconsin (Mar…
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2020 Presidential Election Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) General Election Matchups (RealClear Politics) Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Who Won The Fourth Democratic Debate? (FiveThirtyEight / Ipsos) Impeachment Do Americans Support Impeaching Trump? (FiveThirtyEight) How To Talk About Impeachment (Navigator) Issue of …
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2020 Presidential Election Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) General Election Matchups (RealClear Politics) Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Bullock the only Dem to beat Trump in MT (U. of Montana) Impeachment Impeachment Tracker (FiveThirtyEight) Voters Remain Divided On Impeachment (Quinnipiac) Public views Ukraine charge…
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2020 Presidential Campaigns Great Society on Broadway, the poll 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) Monmouth Poll numbers Twitter South Carolina Democratic voters strongly support Joe Biden (Winthrop University) Trump approval (RealClear Politics) Issue of the Week: Impeachment (again) Do Americans Support Impeaching Presid…
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Odds & Ends Richard Madden’s T-Rex! Inside Fox News’ polling ‘nerdquarium,’ whose numbers don’t lie whether Trump likes them or not (Los Angeles Times) 2020 Presidential Campaigns Democratic Primary (RealClear Politics) One Republican Party, Different Democratic Parties (Echelon Insights) Trump Job Approval (RealClea Politics) Latest National Gener…
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2020 Presidential Campaign 2020 Democrats (RealClear Politics) Iowa Voter Survey (David Binder Research for Focus on Rural America) Iowa Voter Survey (Civiqs - Iowa State University) The Third Debate Influenced Those Who Watched … But A Lot Of People Didn’t (FiveThirtyEight) Steve Kornacki Tweet of Crosstabs (NBC News/WSJ via Steve Kornacki) Trump …
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2020 Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) President Trump trails potential Democratic challengers in 2020 test (WaPo/ABC News) Latest CNN/SSRS Poll 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) Issue of the Week: 9-11 and its Impact Ariel Edwards-Levy tweet of Sept. 2001 CBS Poll Public Overwhelmingly Backs Bush in Attacks on Afghanis…
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2020 Democrats Are Divided On What’s Dividing The Party (Huffington Post/YouGov) President Trump Job Approval (RealClear Politics) Issue of the Week: Guns Poll: Most Republicans support assault weapons ban, despite Trump saying 'no appetite' (Politico/Morning Consult) Trump Approval (Fox News) What Percentage of Americans Own Guns? (Gallup) Majorit…
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So many feelings: The economy and back to school
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2020 Climate 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) 3-Way Lead as Dem 2020 Picture Shifts (Monmouth) John Anzalone tweet Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Latest 2020 General Election Polls (RealClear Politics) Issue of the Week: The Economy Consumer Confidence Index (The Conference Board) Poll finds a pessimistic America de…
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College Football has Wrecked US Geography
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Trump and Democrats 2020 Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Democratic Candidates (RealClear Politics) Elizabeth Warren Had Another Very Good Debate (HuffPo) Warren Up, Harris Down, But Biden Leads Among U.S. Dems (Quinnipiac) Gun Laws Who's to blame for mass shootings? On that, some bipartisan agreement (USA Today/Ispos) Presidential Power Republ…
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2020 Presidential Campaigns Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) Interest still high in second Dem debate (POLITICO/Morning Consult) Shifting Democratic Lines (Echelon Insights) Conflicted About Trump: The Americans Disapproving of President Trump While Giving Him Credit on the Economy (Na…
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#224: Trust & Fairness: Americans are Skeptical
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Trump & The Squad Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Trump’s Electoral College Edge Could Grow in 2020, Rewarding Polarizing Campaign (New York Times / The Upshot) Most Americans disagree with Trump's "go back" tweets (CBS News / YouGov) Majority of voters say ‘send her back’ chants were racist (POLITICO/Morning Consult) Mueller Testimony Democrat…
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#223: Presidential Tweeting and Ladysports
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Trump, “racially infused” tweets, and Democratic Candidates Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) Republican support for Trump rises after racially charged tweets (Reuters) 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics) Beto O’Rourke and the Value of Polling Polling is not evil voodoo magic (Kristen Soltis Anderson in the Washington Exa…
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Trump and 2020 Democrats Trump Approval (RealClear Politics Average) General Election Polling Average (RealClear Politics Average) 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (RealClear Politics Average) POLL AVERAGE Joe Biden Isn’t The Unequivocal 2020 Democratic Front-Runner Anymore (HuffPo) CNN has new standards for reporting on polls CNN's transpar…
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#221: An Independence Day Parade of Opinions!
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Trump Approval Trump Approval Post-Democratic Debate Polling Ipsos Poll Conducted for Reuters Harris and Warren rise and Biden slides after first Democratic debates (SSRS for CNN) Kamala Harris surges in Iowa as Bernie Sanders suffers after debate (Suffolk University/USA TODAY) Data from the Suffolk University/USA TODAY Poll Harris Gets Big Debate …
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Democratic Debate Interest Democratic voters not fully tuned in to 2020 (AP/NORC) Most Dems interested in first debates, but not excited (Monmouth) America’s Political Perceptions Trump approval (RealClear Politics) New High in U.S. Say Immigration Most Important Problem (Gallup) American Bridge 4-State rural and small-town voters (Anzalone Liszt G…
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President Trump, 2020, and impeachment Trump Approval (RealClear Politics) The infamous Fox News Polls (FOX News) Impeachment Talk (Suffolk University / USA Today) More Impeachment Talk (NBC/Wall Street Journal) Trump fires pollsters (CNN) Would voters consider a woman as president? Nominating Woman or Minority Come Second to Nominating Candidate W…
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