97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.
Every other Monday, Aaron is joined at 8:30 a.m. by Tom Jensen, the director of Public Policy Polling, for a longstanding regular segment called “What We’re Thinking,” looking at recent survey numbers and discussing what they tell us about American public opinion – election-related and otherwise.
This week, Tom and Aaron reflect on an odd but consistent phenomenon: no matter what happens in this presidential election, the polls barely budge, and Tom suspects that’s likely to be the case again – even after an assassination attempt on one of the leading presidential candidates. Tom also considers another important question: while the shooter’s motive isn’t clear, the incident is definitely a reminder of our dangerously high levels of polarization – so what needs to happen in order for that to start diminishing?
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