Is Kamala Harris’ Press Strategy Depriving Voters — Or Just Journalists? Plus, Understanding Election Polls.

卡马拉·哈里斯的新闻策略是否剥夺了选民的权利——或者只是剥夺了记者的权利? 另外,了解选举民意调查。

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2024-09-14

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Will Harris grant the press more access, and should we trust the polls (again)?

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  • Reporters understandably and incorrectly believe that the most important thing a candidate can do is answer their questions.

  • The political press are complaining about a lack of access to Kamala Harris, but of course, from WNYC in New York, this is ON THE media.

  • I'm Brooke Gladstone.

  • On this week's show, with the election weeks away, we explain why pollsters failed in 2016 and 2020 and how to read the polls in 2024.

  • If the race is within about 5 percentage points, the takeaway should be that that poll is telling you it's more or less tied.

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