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Rhiannon12866
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February 26, 2024
Harry talks with national polling expert Mike Podhorzer, founder of the Analyst Institute and author of the newsletter “Weekend Reading.” Podhorzer explains why our national obsession with polls – a phenomenon he has coined “mad poll disease” – leads to dramatic overreliance on the latest polls, which typically have no predictive value about where the election is heading.
One large reason that is true is that, as with our previous five elections, 2024 almost surely will be decided by six states, and communities within those states, whose margins are too small and subtle to be reflected in the run of polls. Moreover, the decisive factors in those states, and in America generally, turn on issues of values and community, rather than the raw demographic information we are accustomed to emphasizing.
For viewers, anxious about the prospect of Trump’s return to power who gnash their teeth at the emergence of every unfavorable looking poll, the discussion should have a calming influence, at least insofar as the polls are concerned. - 02/24/2024.
Why polls tell us little or nothing about who will win the November Election - Talking Feds
Harry talks with national polling expert Mike Podhorzer, founder of the Analyst Institute and author of the newsletter “Weekend Reading.” Podhorzer explains why our national obsession with polls – a phenomenon he has coined “mad poll disease” – leads to dramatic overreliance on the latest polls, which typically have no predictive value about where the election is heading.
One large reason that is true is that, as with our previous five elections, 2024 almost surely will be decided by six states, and communities within those states, whose margins are too small and subtle to be reflected in the run of polls. Moreover, the decisive factors in those states, and in America generally, turn on issues of values and community, rather than the raw demographic information we are accustomed to emphasizing.
For viewers, anxious about the prospect of Trump’s return to power who gnash their teeth at the emergence of every unfavorable looking poll, the discussion should have a calming influence, at least insofar as the polls are concerned. - 02/24/2024.
February 26, 2024
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that 31 thousand Ukrainian soldiers have been killed fighting Russian forces -- a figure well below Russian claims and U.S. estimates.
Speaking at a forum in Kyiv, he says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died. The president also stresses that tens of thousands of civilians have been killed in Russian-occupied territory. - Aired on 02/25/2024.
President Zelenskyy: 31,000 Ukrainian military casualties - DW News
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has revealed that 31 thousand Ukrainian soldiers have been killed fighting Russian forces -- a figure well below Russian claims and U.S. estimates.
Speaking at a forum in Kyiv, he says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died. The president also stresses that tens of thousands of civilians have been killed in Russian-occupied territory. - Aired on 02/25/2024.
February 26, 2024
A Fox panel melted down after learning about Trump's unpopularity. Francis Maxwell reports. - 02/25/2024.
Fox Panel LOSES IT after co-host EXPLAINS how UNPOPULAR Trump is - Meidas Touch
A Fox panel melted down after learning about Trump's unpopularity. Francis Maxwell reports. - 02/25/2024.
February 26, 2024
Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, joins MSNBC's the Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss the Alabama Supreme Court's recent ruling that embryos created by IVF are considered children. - Aired on 02/25/2024.
Planned Parenthood CEO on Alabama IVF ruling: 'Where does the boundary stop?' - PoliticsNation - MSNBC
Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, joins MSNBC's the Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss the Alabama Supreme Court's recent ruling that embryos created by IVF are considered children. - Aired on 02/25/2024.
February 26, 2024
Alabama lawmakers are scrambling to protect IVF treatment after a court ruled embryos have the same rights as children. The Chair of the Gender Policy Council at the White House Jennifer Klein joins The Weekend to discuss the potential Biden Administration response. - Aired on 02/25/2024.
Experts unpack the implications of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF - The Weekend - MSNBC
Alabama lawmakers are scrambling to protect IVF treatment after a court ruled embryos have the same rights as children. The Chair of the Gender Policy Council at the White House Jennifer Klein joins The Weekend to discuss the potential Biden Administration response. - Aired on 02/25/2024.
February 26, 2024
Thrown Through Any Window (Parody of "Look Through Any Window" by The Hollies) - Rocky Mountain Mike
February 26, 2024
Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter put the final nail in the GOP's impeachment scam. Francis Maxwell reports. - 02/25/2024.
Katie Porter utterly DESTROYS Republican impeachment SHAM with one simple statement - Meidas Touch
Democratic Congresswoman Katie Porter put the final nail in the GOP's impeachment scam. Francis Maxwell reports. - 02/25/2024.
February 26, 2024
Former Trump White House aide Sarah Matthews joins Jen Psaki to discuss the dangers of a second Trump term. Matthews tells Psaki "If it is a choice between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in a general election even if I don't agree with the policies of President Biden... I would cast my vote for him for democracy." - Aired on 02/25/2024.
'More unhinged': Former Trump aide sounds alarm, reveals why she'll vote for Biden - Inside w/Jen Psaki - MSNBC
Former Trump White House aide Sarah Matthews joins Jen Psaki to discuss the dangers of a second Trump term. Matthews tells Psaki "If it is a choice between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in a general election even if I don't agree with the policies of President Biden... I would cast my vote for him for democracy." - Aired on 02/25/2024.
February 26, 2024
1 in 5 Americans can’t afford menstrual products each month, which can cause health issues and perpetuate social stigma. Carrington Baker, a graduate of St. John’s University, used her own money to purchase tampons and pads which she then distributed in New York City.
Since then, she’s launched “For Women By Women, Period”, a non-profit organization that is tackling period poverty head-on by supplying New Yorkers with menstrual products. - Aired on 02/25/2024.
How this NYC non-profit is fighting period poverty with donations and workshops - Velshi - MSNBC
1 in 5 Americans can’t afford menstrual products each month, which can cause health issues and perpetuate social stigma. Carrington Baker, a graduate of St. John’s University, used her own money to purchase tampons and pads which she then distributed in New York City.
Since then, she’s launched “For Women By Women, Period”, a non-profit organization that is tackling period poverty head-on by supplying New Yorkers with menstrual products. - Aired on 02/25/2024.
February 26, 2024
Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins Ali Velshi to discuss Republicans scrambling to get their stories straight after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children and that those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death.
They also discuss Project 2025 and the threat of Christian fundamentalism eroding the separation of church and state and other core democratic principles if Trump wins a second term. “The things that we see being perpetrated in a very pervasive way are the exact opposite of what Christianity stands for," Crockett says. - Aired on 02/25/2024.
'We're not doctors': Rep. Crockett slams GOP lawmakers for 'absolutely insane' IVF ruling - Velshi - MSNBC
Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins Ali Velshi to discuss Republicans scrambling to get their stories straight after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos should be considered children and that those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death.
They also discuss Project 2025 and the threat of Christian fundamentalism eroding the separation of church and state and other core democratic principles if Trump wins a second term. “The things that we see being perpetrated in a very pervasive way are the exact opposite of what Christianity stands for," Crockett says. - Aired on 02/25/2024.
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