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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Polling Week: The Red Wave (1994) w/ Harry Enten
Description: In the run-up to the November election, we’re doing a number of episodes that may help you track and process the current news. This week, it’s Polling Week, looking at some interesting polling-related stories with our friend Harry Enten of CNN.
In 1994, Republicans took back control of congress for the first time in 40 years (!) in what was clearly a “wave” election. We discuss how the polling didn’t anticipate such a big gain, and when you call something a wave vs a swing vs some other term…
Be sure to catch Harry on CNN every da...