Episode description

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have been neck and neck in the polls for weeks. But past elections have proved the polls wrong. Can we trust them this time? This week, the hosts are joined by Kristen Soltis Anderson, a Republican pollster and Times Opinion contributor, to talk through what polls can — and can’t — tell us about how voting day will go.

Plus, a taste for All Hallow’s Eve.

(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)

Recommended in this episode:

• “The Selfie Vote” by Kristen Soltis Anderson
• “Millennials See the GOP as Old-Fashioned and Prejudiced. Here’s How to Change That.” by Carlos Lozada in The Washington Post
• “These 9 Women Were Solidly With Trump. Here’s What Has Changed.” by Patrick Healy, Kristen Soltis Anderson and Adrian J. Rivera

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