How To Read Political Polls

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Heard On The Morning Show
Voting signs outside a polling location in Madison
Signs outside a polling place on the north side of Madison. Steven Potter/ WPR

For months, reporters and pundits have been obsessively tracking the political polls trying to predict what will happen on Election Day. We talk with two experts about how polling works, what polls can and can’t tell us, and the state of the presidential race just days before Nov. 3.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Joe Tarr Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Charles Franklin Guest
  • Barry Burden Guest