John McLaughlin | Pollster | 10-31-25

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🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Pollster John McLaughlin joins the program to talk about the accuracy and impact of polls in elections, especially in Rockland and Nassau Counties, New York. Topics include the roles of various local Republican figures like Bruce Blakeman, Ed Day, and others in current races. The conversation also delves into the differences between poll results for New York City mayoral candidates like Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo, analyzing factors such as sampling methods, voter demographics, and early voting trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, polls, polls, polls, pals, pals, pals, pals, pals, pals, polls, polls,
0:04.4	so we're talking about, sorry, folks, in my business, this business, that's what we used to,
0:09.8	to gauge the race.
0:12.6	They're not all accurate, but the overwhelming majority are.
0:16.2	There are some that are down in the polls, and they win, like President Trump, who you keep morons
0:23.2	keep bringing up.
0:24.4	Yes, 2016.
0:26.4	I think he was down by nine, and he won.
0:29.1	Wasn't down by 25.
0:30.7	Wasn't down by 30.
0:32.2	I can promise you, there'll be no examples.
0:35.7	None of anybody down 20 plus points four days before any election that won.
0:43.0	I can promise you that.
0:44.1	But polls don't matter to people that are losing.
0:48.2	That's how it runs.
0:48.8	I get it.
0:49.4	It's fine.
0:50.4	If I was running, maybe I will one day and I was losing in the polls, what do you think I'd say?
0:56.1	I'd say the same thing.
0:58.0	Who cares what the polls say?
1:00.0	When I walk outside, I get mobbed by people.
1:02.8	They love me.
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