Last show till Iowa! It’s like the night or two before Christmas. Are you excited?
Poll of the week:
From the department of “correlation doesn’t mean causation” we bring you some good news for moderate drinkers.
Gallup on drinking and depression
Iowa. Iowa. Iowa.
Sanders has momentum in Iowa. Trump seems to be consolidating. What’s the role of endorsements? Or of ads? One thing pollsters agree: turnout matters dramatically.
CNN’s Jenn Agiesta on turnout
Huffington Post/Pollster
Prediction markets
The "America" ad
FiveThirtyEight forecasts
Frank Newport: “Polling is my life!”
Frank Newport from Gallup is sort of like our Podfather. And he should be yours too.
The original Gallup podcast
C-e-Who?
More than half of people can’t name a CEO. “Deeply disturbing.”
Edelman Trust Barometer
Nielsen tracking 2nd screens
Do you post on Facebook while watching TV? Nielsen wants to know about it.
Recode story on Nielsen social media monitoring
12345-Monkey!
World’s worst passwords! These are pretty pathetic people.
Your password is the worst, 2015
Poor Selfie Sticks, Nobody Loves You
We like “The Selfie Vote,” but maybe not selfie sticks.
The best inventions
The Selfie Vote
Key findings:
Drink up! Voting is about to begin. The easy money is on betting this will be a crazy year.
Will polls predict who wins the early contests, or polls plus endorsements, ads & conventional wisdom? We’ll find out soon! It’s kind of like 10pm the night before Christmas.
Even though Facebook & Neilsen are tabulating your fb posts about Cookie Lyons, trust in corporations is up.
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