#49: Iowa. Iowa. Iowa! And Frank Newport from Gallup

Last show till Iowa! It’s like the night or two before Christmas. Are you excited?   Poll of the week: From the department of “correlation doesn’t mean causation” we bring you some good news for moderate drinkers. Gallup on drinking and depression   Iowa. Iowa. Iowa. Sanders has momentum in Iowa. Trump seems to be consolidating. What’s the role of endorsements? Or of ads? One thing pollsters agree: turnout matters dramatically. CNN’s Jenn Agiesta on turnout Huffington Post/Pollster Prediction markets The "America" ad FiveThirtyEight forecasts   Frank Newport: “Polling is my life!” Frank Newport from Gallup is sort of like our Podfather. And he should be yours too. The original Gallup podcast   C-e-Who? More than half of people can’t name a CEO. “Deeply disturbing.” Edelman Trust Barometer   Nielsen tracking 2nd screens Do you post on Facebook while watching TV? Nielsen wants to know about it. Recode story on Nielsen social media monitoring   12345-Monkey! World’s worst passwords! These are pretty pathetic people. Your password is the worst, 2015   Poor Selfie Sticks, Nobody Loves You We like “The Selfie Vote,” but maybe not selfie sticks. The best inventions The Selfie Vote   Key findings: Drink up! Voting is about to begin. The easy money is on betting this will be a crazy year. Will polls predict who wins the early contests, or polls plus endorsements, ads & conventional wisdom? We’ll find out soon! It’s kind of like 10pm the night before Christmas. Even though Facebook & Neilsen are tabulating your fb posts about Cookie Lyons, trust in corporations is up. Looking for a new password? May we recommend, ThePollsters?

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