Seth asks John a ton of questions about his experiences in polling and his impressions of polls in the 2024 cycle. How hard is it to poll these days? How accurate are surveys? How do people who actually answer surveys differ from other voters? How should we be interpreting these results? What do we look for to distinguish a good poll from a crap one? And finally, John and Seth discuss the favorite things they’ve baked, which include:
John’s croissants, which he describes as “butter and air”:
Seth’s 2016 election cake, with flan on one side, apple pie on the other, and a wall of graham cracker separating them
Episode 7: The Problems with Polling