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  • The 538 team covers the latest in politics, tracking the issues and "game-changers" every week.
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  • Why Voters Are Down On The Economy, In Their Own Words

    Why Voters Are Down On The Economy, In Their Own Words
    May 2 2024
    For much of Joe Biden’s presidency, political observers have puzzled over a disconnect between economic indicators and consumer sentiment. Unemployment is low, growth has been persistent and inflation is receding. Yet, the vibes aren’t great. In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, we hear from undecided voters who participated in a focus group with PerryUndem and 538's Senior Politics Reporter Monica Potts, which focused on feelings about the economy. Later in the show, Galen speaks with 538 researcher and editor Cooper Burton about an algorithm 538 built to group House members into caucuses based on how they vote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • A Tale Of Two Trump Trials

    A Tale Of Two Trump Trials
    Apr 29 2024
    Former president Donald Trump’s legal saga reached two major milestones last week. In Manhattan, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified about a “catch and kill” scheme that prosecutors say was meant to help Trump win the 2016 presidential election. Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether presidential immunity protected Trump from prosecution in the federal case related to Jan. 6. The court’s conservative majority appeared sympathetic to at least some of the Trump team’s claims, raising the likelihood that any trial will not begin until after the November election. In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, law professor Jessica Roth joins Galen to discuss the latest developments and preview what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • 538's New Polling Averages Show Close Presidential Race

    538's New Polling Averages Show Close Presidential Race
    Apr 25 2024
    The 538 presidential general election polling averages are officially live! That means no more poll-by-poll whiplash; for a sense of the state of the race nationally and in the battleground states, head to abcnews.com/538. In this installment of the 538 Politics podcast, Galen speaks with Director of Data Analytics G. Elliott Morris about the main takeaways from the averages and what kinds of data they consider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 mins
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Best current events podcast in production.

This show is easily the most valuable podcast I have ever listened to. Fivethirtyeight offers up sophisticated data analysis, paired with politically savy commentation. It is neither condescending nor pretentious. Objective reality itself bends to a liberal point of view but Fivethirtyeight leaves any subjective partisan beliefs outside of it's recording studio.

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Dispassionate Analysis

538 consistently reviews the data with an eye to predicting what will be the correct outcome, instead of what will please the audience. Look at the models compared to the outcome: it's superb.
As for the podcast itself, Galen is a capable host while Nate and Clare play off each other to give a robust picture of the current political situation.

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Downgrading corruption.

Not worth my time. They really don't have anything to say but negate the facts and downgrade corruption. Such opinions are useless

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