538's New Polling Averages Show Close Presidential Race

Publish Date: 2024/4/25

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The 538 presidential general election polling averages are officially live! That means no more poll-by-poll whiplash; for a sense of the state of the race nationally and in the battleground states, head to abcnews.com/538.

In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen speaks with Director of Data Analytics G. Elliott Morris about the main takeaways from the averages and what kinds of data they consider.

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538's New Polling Averages Show Close Presidential Race

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What do the new 538 polling averages reveal about the presidential race?

How reliable are the current polling averages and what factors could affect their accuracy?

What insights do the polling averages provide about the electoral college and battleground states?

How might third-party candidates like RFK Jr. impact the election dynamics?

What are the potential challenges and biases in current polling methods?

What additional data could enhance the accuracy of polling and election forecasts?

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FiveThirtyEight Politics

Chapters

What do the new 538 polling averages reveal about the presidential race?

How reliable are the current polling averages and what factors could affect their accuracy?

What insights do the polling averages provide about the electoral college and battleground states?

How might third-party candidates like RFK Jr. impact the election dynamics?

What are the potential challenges and biases in current polling methods?

What additional data could enhance the accuracy of polling and election forecasts?

Shownotes Transcript

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538's New Polling Averages Show Close Presidential Race