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Transcript of Trump Is Setting A Dangerous Precedent For American Democracy

Three weeks after the election, President Trump is still refusing to concede and making attempts to subvert the results of the election. The team discusses the extent to which these anti-democratic efforts have been successful and what precedent they set going forward. They also consider the politics surrounding the current surge in coronavirus cases and ask what pollsters should do about falling response rates.

  • 52:56
  • 1.9K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of What Divided The Electorate In 2020

The crew explores the demographic and geographic trends that divided the nation in 2020. They also ask how President Trump's refusal to concede the election will affect the nation.

  • 46:40
  • 1.9K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of Model Talk: Why Polls Were Off In 2020, And Why They Weren’t That Bad

In this installment of "Model Talk," Nate and Galen discuss why a polling error of even four points isn't that unexpected, offer reasons for why the error occurred and discuss the usefulness of polling and modeling going forward.

  • 46:12
  • 1.9K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of Where The Rest Of The 2020 Races Stand

The crew reviews who is leading in the outstanding races and how the two parties are reacting to the results. They also discuss what positive vaccine news could mean for Biden's first term.  

  • 45:53
  • 1.4K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of The Election Isn't Over

The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast reacts to the results so far on election night 2020.

  • 15:53
  • 1.8K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of What The Deluge Of Final Polls Can Tell Us

Many pollsters released their final polls of the 2020 election over the weekend. In this installment of the podcast, the crew analyzes what the recent data tells us about the state of the race in its final days.

  • 29:53
  • 2K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of How Voting Is Going So Far

Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Nathaniel Rakich join the podcast to discuss how voting laws and procedures have changed ahead of the 2020 vote and how they are being litigated.

  • 42:33
  • 2K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of Model Talk: Why Democrats' Chances Of Winning The Senate Have Increased

In this installment of Model Talk, Nate Silver and Galen Druke discuss the current election forecasts and answer questions from listeners.

  • 34:27
  • 2K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of Model Talk: Trump's Position Worsens

In this installment of Model Talk, Nate Silver and Galen Druke discuss the latests movements in the 2020 election forecasts.

  • 37:16
  • 1.9K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of Trump Interrupts To Point Of Chaos In First Debate

The crew reacts to the first 2020 presidential election debate.

  • 37:14
  • 1.5K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of Model Talk: Democrats Are Slightly Favored To Win The Senate

FiveThirtyEight has launched its 2020 Senate forecast model. In this episode of Model Talk, Nate Silver and Galen Druke discuss the odds the chamber will flip.

  • 42:20
  • 1.8K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of Model Talk: Trump's Electoral College Advantage

Nate Silver and Galen Druke discuss how the 2020 presidential forecast has changed and answer questions from listeners.

  • 44:11
  • 1.4K views
  • Published about 5 years ago

Transcript of RNC Night 2: Cognitive Dissonance

The crew reacts to the second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention.

  • 29:47
  • 2K views
  • Published over 5 years ago

Transcript of Michelle Obama Rips Trump In DNC Night One

The crew reacts to the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

  • 41:33
  • 1.6K views
  • Published over 5 years ago

Transcript of Model Talk: The 2020 Forecast Is Live!

FiveThirtyEight's 2020 presidential election forecast is live! In this edition of "Model Talk," Nate Silver and Galen Druke break down what is new in this year's forecast and where the uncertainty lies.

  • 30:43
  • 1.6K views
  • Published over 5 years ago

Transcript of It's Not Just The Economy, Stupid

After the release of historically bad GDP data, the crew discusses how well economic data can predict the outcome of an election. They also discuss the potential consequences of President Trump casting doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election.

  • 48:19
  • 1.9K views
  • Published over 5 years ago
Description of FiveThirtyEight Politics

Nate Silver and the FiveThirtyEight team cover the latest in politics, tracking the issues and "game-changers" every week.