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The Bunker – News without the nonsense

Harris vs. Trump – Why are the polls so tight?

The Bunker – News without the nonsense

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News, Government, Politics, Society & Culture

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The race between Trump and Harris is so tight that nobody wants to call it. But from afar, it can be hard to understand how the polls are possibly so tight. What’s made them so close, can anything change them, and are any of them helpful in understanding the election race? Jacob Jarvis asks Andrew Rudalevige, professor of government at Bowdoin College, why it’s all so close.  We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to Indeed.com/bunker for £100 sponsored credit. www.patreon.com/bunkercast     Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis. Audio production: Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

When Kate and Jervais founded Health and Her in 2019, they set out to transform Menopause care.

0:06.4

Through Barclay's Eagle Labs, they gained specialist industry and business expertise,

0:11.0

with support and training for the whole team.

0:13.0

But the story doesn't end here.

0:16.0

Because Health and Her are only just getting started,

0:19.0

selling at major UK retailers,

0:22.0

and making a real difference to thousands of lives.

0:25.0

Grow your business. Bank on Barclays.

0:28.0

Search Barclays Business Banking. Oh, If you want to know who has the edge in the race for the White House, reading the

0:50.2

headlines of late might not help you very much. Here's just a small selection.

0:55.0

Trump and Harris, neck and neck in polls. Harris, Trump in virtual dead heat in battleground states.

1:01.0

Trump Harris too close to call.

1:03.6

For those of us repulsed by Trump and his rhetoric, it's hard to imagine how the polls

1:07.8

are showing a virtual tie.

1:09.9

So why does Niva candidate have a firm upper hand according to the numbers?

1:14.3

I'm Jacob Jarvis and here to discuss this with me is Andrew Rudalovich, professor of government

1:18.6

at Bowden College and an associate professor at UCL's centre on U.S. Politics.

1:23.0

Andy, welcome back to the bunker.

1:25.0

Thanks very much.

1:26.0

Andy, are the polls really as close as they're being made out to be?

1:30.0

Yes, it's the short answer to that.

1:32.0

They really are. Poll after poll, aggregate poll,

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