S1 EP 7: What a Recount Means and Where the Polls Went Wrong
Smarter Politics
English - December 01, 2016 15:21 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsNews Government news politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode we discuss what really happens during a recount, and then try to give at least some explanation for what happened with political polling this year and why very few were predicting a victory for Donald Trump.
Segment #1 – Recounts
What does a recount mean? What does the process look like? What is unique about these recounts in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania?Segment #2 What Went Wrong With The Polls?
Where were the polls wrong? Why were they wrong? Was the problem more with the idea of modeling/forecasting, rather than the polling itself?Segment #3 How to Fix The Polls
What is the solution? How much longer will telephone-only surveys be viable? Recap the issues with online sample/panels?We try really hard to get feedback from you our listeners about past shows and suggestions for topics to cover in future episodes. To do that you can email us at [email protected] or send us a tweet, our Twitter handle is @smartpolitics77. We really look forward to hearing from you so please don’t hesitate to bug us.