Mike Murphy on the Mid-Terms (& the madness of polls)
b'Between now and November, we will be taking a close look at the midterm election season, which -- for most voters -- is just kicking off now. If history is a guide, the first mid-term election cycle of a new president should result in the opposing party (the party not in the White House) scoring a wave of victories in Congress. How big will the wave be? \\n\\n\\nNew polls suggest that there may not be much of a wave for Republicans. But are these new polls missing something?\\n\\nTo offer a masterclass in how to de-code the polls -- and a number of other dynamics in these midterms -- Mike Murphy returns to the podcast. \\n\\n\\nMike\\u2019s worked on 26 gubernatorial and US Senate races across the country, including 12 wins in Blue States \\u2013 something that\\u2019s getting harder and harder to do for Republicans. He was a top strategist for John McCain, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.\\n\\n\\nHe\\u2019s a political analyst for NBC and MSNBC. He\\u2019s co-host of the Hacks on Tap podcast and newsletter. And Mike\\u2019s also co director of the University of Southern California\\u2019s Center for the Political Future.\\n\\n\\n\\nPieces discussed in this episode:\\n\\nMark Mellman: : https://tinyurl.com/3v74z3hp\\nNate Cohn: https://tinyurl.com/dzjrbc2m\\n\\nHacks on Tap podcast: https://tinyurl.com/55j5pe5k\\n\\nHacks on Tap newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/yckkzrpx'