Next Indian Elections

Presented by beehiiv: Episode five of ‘What’s Your Source?’

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Hosted by Dave Jorgenson

Executive Producers: Micah Gelman, Dave Jorgenson, Lauren Saks, Felipe Torres Medina

Writers: Carley Moseley, Felipe Torres Medina, Chris Vazquez

Editing: Ross Godwin

Graphics: Sarah Hashemi

Research and Producing: Carley Moseley, Katherine Shen and Chris Vazquez

Music: APM

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Chapters

0:00 Caller question

1:24 Can we trust polls?

5:30 Sketch

7:57 Interview with polls expert

23:00 Conclusion

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Sources

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/elections/polls-accuracy-primaries-midterms.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/10/midterm-polls-error/688922/#SELECTION-611.0-611.34

https://www.npr.org/2026/10/09/nx-s1-5995525/political-polls-are-everywhere-how-much-can-they-predict-about-november

wapo.st/4yM3wCe

https://www.pewresearch.org/decoded/2024/09/11/pew-research-centers-tips-for-journalists-covering-polls-during-election-season-and-beyond/

https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=3e6ea178-de03-4c61-b477-8ed92a236809