What we’re thinking
What We’re Thinking: The 2022 Senate Race
Public Policy Polling director Tom Jensen discusses the upcoming U.S. Senate race in North Carolina, in a year that’s likely to be good for Republicans.
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January 11, 2021: Capitol Riots
Joining Aaron in the morning for the first time, Tom examines public reaction to the Capitol riots of January 6 – and public opinion on impeachment.
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December 30, 2020: Georgia Runoffs
Tom is the final guest ever on the Aaron Keck Show! (In the afternoon, at least.) In this segment, we look at turnout numbers for the Georgia Senate runoff.
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November 12, 2020: Clone Stacey Abrams!
Tom and Aaron discuss the latest news, statewide and nationally, as vote-counting continues – plus how Democrats might have a chance in the Georgia runoffs.
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November 5, 2020: (Not-Quite) Post-Mortem
We’re not quite done counting the votes, but Tom and Aaron begin dissecting the 2020 election results – including why the polls were off this year.
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October 29, 2020: The Final Countdown
With Election Day looming, Tom offers one final wrapup of where the race stands – saying he’s confident (yes, more than 2016!) about a Democratic win.
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October 22, 2020: The Home Stretch
With less than two weeks before the election, Tom says he’s confident he knows what’s going to happen (up to a point) – and it’s good news for Democrats.
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October 15, 2020: D+2 or D+4?
As early voting begins, Tom and Aaron discuss the state of the election in North Carolina – with polls looking good (but how good?) for Democrats statewide.
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October 8, 2020: Actual Movement?
A new PPP survey shows no change in the Cunningham/Tillis race – but there is movement on the presidential level, with Joe Biden increasing his lead.
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October 1, 2020: Post-Debate
Did the first presidential debate actually have an impact on the state of the race? Tom and Aaron break down the latest numbers from the last two days.
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