Will presidential candidates fare better than what polling suggests?

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🗓️ 21 June 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

How voters feel about the presidential candidates — and what issues are most important to them — are the focus of a new PBS/Marist poll. The economy is their top priority, and democracy comes in second. Hot-button subjects like abortion and foreign policy are noticeably absent. Meanwhile, how much impact will culture wars and tribalism have on winning over voters?

In North Dakota this week, voters approved a ballot measure that set an age limit on the state’s members of Congress. It says that if a Senate or House candidate would be 80 or older at the end of their term, they would be ineligible to run for those positions. The Supreme Court may have to review the measure’s constitutionality.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump will debate at CNN’s Atlanta studios next Thursday. Saying the wrong thing can sink campaigns and become tent poles for lasting narratives. KCRW reviews quips and blunders from past presidential debates, and previews what to expect from Biden and Trump now.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone it's time for another left right and center I am David Green with
0:05.3	Sarah Isker and Moelathy and you guys I'm pretty excited about this show we're gonna
0:09.7	we're gonna talk about some voters who think think that there are certain ages that are too old
0:15.2	to run for office, run for Congress.
0:17.3	We're going to open the lockbox and bring out some old debate, presidential debate memories as we get ready for the first
0:25.0	presidential debate, but I am going to start with some polling and I feel like you two
0:31.0	are the campaign operatives and I'm the one who who likes polls more
0:34.4	than the two of you is that fair to say? I think that's safe to say. I
0:40.0	rage against your polls David.
0:44.0	Well rage away and actually a lot of people agree with you.
0:47.0	I want to talk a little about this new Marist PBS NPR poll.
0:51.6	And the funniest finding in the poll was that more than 60% of
0:56.1	respondents don't believe polls or have little or no faith in polls which is
1:00.7	telling but the thing that's I also don't believe that yeah
1:04.2	what that's worth that is also a poll that I don't believe well out polls that's
1:08.5	very meta well I I think the thing that did stand out to me is you know there's the old James
1:16.2	Carvo line from God it's been 30 30 some odd years now when he said the
1:21.6	economy stupid was the answer for what is
1:24.3	always on voters minds and driving their votes and it seems like he's still right I
1:30.0	mean 30% of Americans say inflation specifically right now is the most pressing issue for them
1:37.2	But then right behind that 29% say it is preserving
1:42.0	Democracy and you know we talked so much this year about the
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