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 discuss recent polling that finds down-ballot Democratic candidates doing well despite Joe Biden’s lagging numbers. Could there be a connection? Tom thinks some voters may actually be more likely to vote for down-ballot Democrats if they think Donald Trump is a lock to win the presidency. (He’s not a lock to win the presidency – it’s going to come down to undecided voters, who are mostly left-leaning – but it might benefit Democrats if they’re able to keep up the perception that he is.)
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