Polling Week: Harry Reid's Upset (2010) w/ Harry Enten

This Day in Esoteric Political History

Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

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🗓️ 23 October 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process the current news. This week, it’s Polling Week, looking at some interesting polling-related stories with our friend Harry Enten of CNN.

In 2010, polls consistently showed Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid down to challenger Sharron Angle. But on election day, Reid ended up beating his polls by about seven points. We discuss what that race can teach us about midterm polling, and whether we’ll see similar dynamics this fall.

Be sure to catch Harry on CNN every day!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this day in esoteric political history from radiotopia.
0:06.7	My name is Jody Avergan.
0:11.6	We're doing a bunch of special episodes in the run-up to the midterm elections, some theme weeks,
0:16.6	and it is now Polling Week. A few conversations about polling, particularly as it relates
0:21.0	to the midterm elections, you will laugh'll learn you love let's do it
0:25.6	it is polling week and who better to join us for this week then Harry
0:30.1	Anton of CNN our special guest formerly 538, a man for whom every week is polling week.
0:37.0	Harry, welcome back to the show buddy.
0:41.0	You know, I'm literally taking a poll right now amongst myself.
0:44.4	It's a poll of one figuring out what I'm going to eat for lunch.
0:47.2	Chinese is out in front, but we'll see if Indians able to come from behind.
0:51.0	Well, this is an interesting
0:53.2	segue because today we are going to talk about a bit of a polling error and
0:58.4	the polling pointing in one direction and then the result being in another and so
1:01.8	you know your your lunch decision
1:03.2	may very well reflect the 2010 Nevada Senate race.
1:06.8	Before we get to that, let me introduce,
1:08.4	as always, Nicole Hemmer of Vanderbilt
1:10.8	and Kelly Carter Jackson of Wellesley.
1:12.3	Hello, there. Hello, Wellesley. Hello there.
1:13.2	Hello, Jody.
1:14.4	Hey there.
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