We're Using Presidential Polls Wrong, Data v Vibes, Economics of Election Year w/ Dr Stephen Popick

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Your Heard Tell Show is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern our times by talking about the data and reality of presidential polls and how we are using them wrong with economist Dr. Stephen Popick, as we talk data vs vibes and fact vs rhetoric as the election approaches.

All that and more on this episode of Heard Tell.

00: Intro/ Economics on an election year, how housing policy affects politics

10:01 Using presidential polls wrong, & what to watch for

18:20 Is Harris underperforming? Debating a close election

24:30 Enthusiasm gap? The data of bipartisan apathy.

26:26 Trump's low ceiling/high floor and how his base gives him an advantage, swing states, rust belt vs sun belt, blue wall vs red south

32:30 What to make of "voter purges" headlines in election years

37:40 An Economist take on presidential promises to "fix" the economy and how policy promises are usually more bad than good

41:10 The importance of advisors to a president, and judging the folks a candidate surrounds themselves with in determining our votes

43:20 Politics of economic coverage during Christmas/economic literacy problem of the American public

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