Hillary Clinton’s rise in the polls has brought back accusations, similar to those made by Mitt Romney supporters in 2012, that the polls are skewed against the Republican nominee, Donald Trump. The podcast crew breaks down why that’s unlikely and explains what information pollsters use to weight their polls and construct their samples. FiveThirtyEight contributor Julia Azari also joins the podcast to talk about why a third-party candidacy is not taking off, even though some of the conditions seem right.

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