The backlash to strategic issue polling is not what it seems 📊 August 15, 2021

Objections to “survey liberalism” and “popularism” stem in part from a misunderstanding of how polls actually get used in politics

This week’s newsletter is long because I have a lot on my mind, and because I missed last week’s note and would like to make amends. Please check out the German election polling model that was taking up so much of my after-work hours that my Economist colleagues and I finally released this week. As usual, if you have thoughts, you can reply to this mess…