Commitment 2022: The effect polling has on elections
4 CONTINUING OUR COMMITMENT 2022 COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU MAY BE TALKING ABOUT AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS BEFORE YOU GO TO THE MARCH OR TO THE MAY PRIMARY, WHICH IS HAPPENING NOW IN JUST ABOUT SIX WEEKS DR. MERCER GRAYSON POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR AT SAM FOR JOINS US ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTNOERON, I TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. THANKS FOR BEING HERE WITH US. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT POLLS FIRST TH INGS FIRST, AND WE’VE SEEN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT POLLS ORVE THE LAST FEW WEEKS SPECIFICALLY TO THE SENATE RACE. WHAT SHOULD FOLKS KEEP IN MIND WHEN THEY’RE LOONGKIT A THESE NUMBERS SURE. SO THE POLLS ARE GONNA FLUCTUATE ALSO A LOT OF OF THE POLLS ARE DONEY B CONSULTING FIRMS TTHA THE CANDIDATES HAVE HIRED THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES TO THEM. SO PEOPLE DON’T ALWAYS REAZELI THAT THAT’S THE CASE, BUT THE POLLING IS HELPING KIND OF SEND A SIGNAL TO VOTERS ABOUT WHO IS WHO HAS T UHEPPER HAND. SO I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PAYING MUCH MORE ATTENTION TO MEIK DURANT THAN THEY WERE THWEREE EKS AGO, AND IT WAS BECAUSE THE POLLS SHOWED THAT ACTUALLY HE WAS ONE OF THE TOP TWO CONTENDERS IF NOT THEOP T CONTENDER, YOU MENTIONED MIKE. YOU KNOW, HE KATIE BRITT BOTH GOGIN FOR THE PRESIDENT’S ENDORSEMENT AT THIS POINT AFTER THE PRESIDENT PULLED THE ENDORSEMENT FROM MEL BROSOK A FEW WEEKS BACK. WHAT ROLE ARE WE LOOKING AT? THAT TRUMP COULD POSSIBLY PLAY IN THE CENTER RACE? SURE. SO I THINK ESPECIALLY FOR THIS RACE THE TRUMP ENDORSENTME CAN BE IMPORTANT NOT JUST BECAUSE HE SUPPORTS THE CANDIDATES, BUT BECAUSE IT MAY BRING SOME EXTRA CARE EXTRA VOTERSUT O KNOWING THAT EXTRA VOTERSUT O KNOWING HE HAS ENDORSED THEM AND THERE AREN’T THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO SHOW UP IN THE PRIMARIES COMP. TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, SO EVERY VOTE IS GOING TO COUNT ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CANDIDATES ARE TRYING TO NOT HAVE TO GO TOIN A RUNOFF AND THEN ENDORSEMENTS IMPORTANT FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS BOTH ARE ALL THE CANDIDATES ARE TRYING TO SHOW HOW DIFFERENT TYHE ARE FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND BEING ABLE TO NOT JUST SHOW LOOK WE DON’T SUPPORTHAT T EFFORT TO THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, BUT WE SUPPORT WHO IS STILL BEING SNEE AS THE PARTY LEADER FOR REPUBLICANS WE HAVE THAT SUPPORT THROUGH ENDORSEMENTS IMPORTANT AND WHAT HAVE WE SEEN IN OTHER STATES WHERE THE PRESIDENT HAS MADEN A ENDORSEMENT. HOW IS THAT DETERMINED, YOU KNOW AN OUTCOME OR PLAY TO FACTOR? WELL, HE HASN’T GOTTEN ALL OF THEM, RIGHT? WE DO KWNO THAT I THINK HE’S BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE. ELECTIVE THIS YEAR, SO HE LEARNED, YOU KNOW, MO BROOKS WAS NOT LEADING IN THE POLLS. MAYBE I NEED TOO A G DIFFERENT DIRECTIOREN SCINDED THAT ENDORSEMENT. I DON’T THINK HE WANTS TO BE DOING THAT AGAIN. HE’D RATHER GET IT, RIGHT WHICH IS WHY HE’S TAKING HIS TIME RIGHT NOW AND MAY EVEN END UP SAYING I’M GOOD WITH EITHER OF THE CANDIDATES MIKE DARIA OR KATIE BRETT ANDOT N GIVE AN OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT AND WE SAW BACK IN 2701 AND THE SPECIAL ELECTION THE SENATE RACE, YOU KNOW THE ROLE THAT HE PLAYED KIND OF REMIND FOLKS WHAT THAT LOOK LIKE. YEAH. SO IN THAT IN THAT CASE THAT DIDN’T REALLY WORK IN HIS FAVOR AND REALLY HELP HIMS A FAR AS BEINGUP SPORTIVE WHEN WE LOOK AHEAD AND LOOK AT AT THE CANDIDATES FOR SENATE. HOW MUCH ARE WEOI GNG TO SEE THEM RUNNING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER IN A PRIMARY OR RUNNING AGAINST THE WHITE HOUSE? WELL BACK TO THIS. IMPULSE, I THINK IT PARTIALLY DEPENDSOW H CLOSE THE POLES ARE AS FAR AS RUNNING AGAINST EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW. FOR EXAMPLE, WE ARE SEEING MO BROOKS TRY TO HIT MIKE DURANT AND KATIE BRITT FROM EVERY DIRECTION THEY CAN CALLING MIKE DURANT A NEVER TRUMPER KATIE BRITT AND AN ACTUAL LIBERAL THAT SHE’S NOT CONSERVATIVE AND THAT’S BECAUSE HE’S BEHIND IN THE POLLS WHERE THE OTHER CANDIDATES ARE STILL TRYING TO GET THEIR MESSAGING OUT. FIRST OF ALL, THEY DON’’ HAVE THE SAME LIKE NAME RECOGNITION THAT MO BROOKS DOES BUT ALSO WH YENOU’RE IN THE LEAD, YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO NEGATIVE AS MUCH I WANT TO GET TO IN THE WEEKS DR. GRACE, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU STOPPING BY YOUR INSIGHT AS ALWAYS. YEAH. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. AND AS ALWSAY WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED HERE ON AIR ALSO LOOK, MORE CANDIDATE PROFILES INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN FDIN YOUR POLL IN PLACE. WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED LEADING UP TO THE MAY P
Commitment 2022: The effect polling has on elections
Updated: 10:03 PM CDT Apr 11, 2022
As part of our Commitment 2022 coverage, WVTM 13’s Ian Reitz sat down with Dr. Marissa Grayson, a political science professor at Samford University, to discuss the effect polling has on elections. Hear her thoughts in the video above. Grab the WVTM 13 app for the latest updates on this year’s general election.IMPORTANT DATESMay 9 – Voter registration deadlineMay 17 – Last day to apply by mail for an absentee ballotMay 19 – Last day to apply in person for an absentee ballotMay 24 – Primary Election
As part of our Commitment 2022 coverage, WVTM 13’s Ian Reitz sat down with Dr. Marissa Grayson, a political science professor at Samford University, to discuss the effect polling has on elections. Hear her thoughts in the video above.
Grab the WVTM 13 app for the latest updates on this year’s general election.
IMPORTANT DATES
May 9 – Voter registration deadline
May 17 – Last day to apply by mail for an absentee ballot
May 19 – Last day to apply in person for an absentee ballot
May 24 – Primary Election
