Episode 194: Ballot Countdown

The Presidential 2020 election is less than 48 hours and the Sunday shows, understandably, focused their shows entirely on the state of the race. Today on Polilogue, we explore how the shows explain their polls and how they contextualize the campaigns’ messaging.

We also examine what else could be motivating people’s votes in the final few days.

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Chapters

Introduction

Highlight / Lowlight

The State of the Race

Last Minute Messaging

Senate Talk

Show Rankings

Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

Face the Nation on CBS

State of the Union on CNN

Fox News Sunday on FOX

This Week on ABC

Meet the Press on NBC

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