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State of the Vote: 28 Days to Go
Season 2 · Episode 181

State of the Vote: 28 Days to Go

Politicology teams up with Decision Desk HQ to breakdown the biggest movement in midterm polling predictions

Politicology

October 11, 202229m 19s

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This week, Kiel Williams from Decision Desk HQ joins Ron Steslow to break down the biggest movement in polling and modeling, where it’s happening, in what races, and why.


Decision Desk HQ are among the most trusted experts in measuring and modeling public opinion and election outcomes. They’re the mathletes behind major outlets like The Economist, Buzzfeed News, VOX Media, Insider, and The New York Times, for election night results and final calls on races. 


(02:15) Changes to the election environment 


(03:10) Overview of Senate Elections


(03:50) The most Senate Seat most likely to flip to Republicans 


(06:16) Polling averages vs win likelihood in Ohio


(08:30) What’s going on in the House races


(12:52) The importance of turnout and how the mathletes predict it


You should check out Decision Desk HQ: https://decisiondeskhq.com/


Follow Kiel and Ron on Twitter:


https://twitter.com/KielTWilliams


https://twitter.com/RonSteslow


https://twitter.com/decisiondeskhq

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