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FT News Briefing

Swamp Notes: Can you trust the polls?

May 25, 2024
14:11

American voters still say the economy is their most important electoral issue, and a growing number are less than pleased with Joe Biden’s economic management. The FT’s deputy Washington bureau chief, Lauren Fedor, and the vice-president of North Star Opinion Research, Jon McHenry, join this week’s Swamp Notes to break down the results of the most recent FT-Michigan Ross poll. 


Mentioned in this podcast:

Support for Joe Biden’s economic policies wanes amid inflation fears, FT poll finds

FT-Michigan Ross poll: Biden’s election hopes fall as prices rise again

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Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Original music by Hannis Brown. 


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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com



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