The Pollsters

#203: Why Can’t We All Get Along?

Civics education is struggling<a href="https://www.axios.com/happy-presidents-day-history-is-hard-8dbed5a2-07f6-43f4-bfab-0836597bfba8.html">Happy Presidents Day! History is hard</a> (Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation)Trump job approval, Mr 44%! And the national emergency becomes...more popular?<a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval-6179.html">President Trump Job Approval</a> (Real Clear Politics)<a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/02/19/695720851/poll-6-in-10-disapprove-of-trumps-declaration-of-a-national-emergency">6-In-10 Disapprove Of Trump's Declaration Of A National Emergency</a> (NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist)And the Oscar for Top Issue goes to…<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/246800/record-high-name-government-important-problem.aspx?g_source=link_NEWSV9&amp;g_medium=NEWSFEED&amp;g_campaign=item_&amp;g_content=Record%2520High%2520Name%2520Government%2520as%2520Most%2520Important%2520Problem">Record High Name Government as Most Important Problem</a> (Gallup)How with the 2020 polls influence the Dem debates?<a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-score/2019/02/15/the-details-for-the-first-2-presidential-primary-debates-514558">The details for the first 2 presidential primary debates</a> (Politico)<a href="http://emersonpolling.com/2019/02/16/majority-of-americans-disagree-with-trumps-national-emergency-despite-a-plurality-agreeing-with-border-wall-extension/">Biden maintains lead in 2020 Democratic field</a> (Emerson)<a href="https://www.masslive.com/politics/2019/02/umass-poll-gives-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-edge-in-2020-new-hampshire-democratic-primary.html">Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders have edge in 2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary</a> (UMass)<a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/246806/understanding-shifts-democratic-party-ideology.aspx?g_source=link_NEWSV9&amp;g_medium=LEAD&amp;g_campaign=item_&amp;g_content=Understanding%2520Shifts%2520in%2520Democratic%2520Party%2520Ideology">Understanding Shifts in Democratic Party Ideology</a> (Gallup)How would people feel if their child married someone of the other party or…?<a href="https://www.prri.org/research/american-democracy-in-crisis-the-fate-of-pluralism-in-a-divided-nation/">American Democracy in Crisis: The Fate of Pluralism in a Divided Nation</a> (PRRI)Teens and anxiety<a href="http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2019/02/20/most-u-s-teens-see-anxiety-and-depression-as-a-major-problem-among-their-peers/">Most U.S. Teens See Anxiety and Depression as a Major Problem Among Their Peers</a> (Pew Research)OSCARS!<a href="https://www.imdb.com/poll/LpgRSa4pxGs/results?ref_=po_sr">Oscars 2019 — Best Motion Picture</a> (IMDB)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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