Meet the Press: The Lid
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Meet the Press: The Lid
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The team behind Meet the Press and the NBC News Political Unit brings you the most important political stories of the day. From the White House to 2020, we’ll bring you the latest data from the NBC/WSJ poll, election ratings and analysis every day, in time for your evening commute.
Tuesday 24 November 2020 : Carrie Dann explains how the early state results made the 2020 election margins seem much closer than they actually were.
Sunday 22 November 2020 : The American electorate is changing. From where people live to how they vote, political parties are trying to keep up.
Thursday 19 November 2020 : A study from the Public Religion Research Institute shows how evangelical viewers of Fox News align politically. Carrie Dann reports.
Thursday 19 November 2020 : A new poll from Axios shows that half of Republicans now say that in-person gatherings outside of the household are risky. Carrie Dann...
Wednesday 18 November 2020 : Carrie Dann untangles the knot that has formed in Georgia as the count continues and the runoff campaign moves forward.
Monday 16 November 2020 : Carrie Dann looks at numbers from Pew Research that show Americans are more divided than any other country over approval for governments'...
Sunday 15 November 2020 : President-elect Joe Biden took away some of President Trump's advantage with Evangelical voters.
Thursday 12 November 2020 : Carrie Dann looks at the 2020 youth vote from two metrics.
Thursday 12 November 2020 : The Latino vote in Florida showed that Democrats can't take the voting block for granted.
Tuesday 10 November 2020 : We knew suburban voters were going to be important to the 2020 vote, but Carrie Dann shows how they might have been the key for Joe Biden.
Tuesday 10 November 2020 : Carrie Dann looks into the 2020 election vote to understand what Joe Biden's electorate really looked like.
Saturday 07 November 2020 : Just in case you haven’t gotten enough of the 2020 election season, we’re likely headed to runoffs in January that could decided control...
Wednesday 04 November 2020 : As we wait for more results, Carrie Dann looks back at the pre-election polls.
Tuesday 03 November 2020 : Carrie Dann explains how exit polls work and what to expect in the timeframe between exit polls and final results.
Monday 02 November 2020 : Carrie Dann shares some words of wisdom before Election Day.
Saturday 31 October 2020 : Breaking down the race for the Senate one last time, and why North Carolina and Iowa can tell us a lot about if Dems are poised to win a...
Thursday 29 October 2020 : The Biden campaign is making every attempt to raise voter turnout among African Americans. Carrie Dann reports.
Wednesday 28 October 2020 : It's a resounding chorus of "meh," Carrie Dann reports.
Tuesday 27 October 2020 : Joe Biden and the Democrats continue to be above 270 electoral votes in the latest battleground map from the NBC News Political Unit.
Monday 26 October 2020 : Carrie Dann explains why two electoral votes in Nebraska and Maine might might flip blue on election night.
Friday 23 October 2020 : Mark Murray reports on how white voters say they view the 2020 election.
Thursday 22 October 2020 : President Trump is hoping for a major turnaround in a race that he’s currently trailing, but those 40 million-plus votes are already...
Wednesday 21 October 2020 : The Commission on Presidential Debates has adjusted the format for the final debate, and Trump is telegraphing a return to his aggressive...
Tuesday 20 October 2020 : Joe Biden's lead in the money wars suggests that the Trump campaign's "Death Star" might have been as vulnerable as its namesake. Ben...
Monday 19 October 2020 : After Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) mispronounced Sen. Kamala Harris' first name, Perdue's opponent raised nearly $2 million off of outraged...
Meet the Press: The Lid
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The election might have felt close, but it wasn't
Carrie Dann explains how the early state results made the 2020 election margins seem much closer than they actually were.
Political maps aren’t forever
The American electorate is changing. From where people live to how they vote, political parties are trying to keep up.
Religious research survey shows stark effects of right-wing media
A study from the Public Religion Research Institute shows how evangelical viewers of Fox News align politically. Carrie Dann reports.
With election over, more Republicans recognize Covid risk
A new poll from Axios shows that half of Republicans now say that in-person gatherings outside of the household are risky. Carrie Dann...
Georgia audit, recount and Republican backbiting
Carrie Dann untangles the knot that has formed in Georgia as the count continues and the runoff campaign moves forward.
Americans' support for government on Covid response lowest worldwide
Carrie Dann looks at numbers from Pew Research that show Americans are more divided than any other country over approval for governments'...
How voters voted: Biden made inroads with voters of faith
President-elect Joe Biden took away some of President Trump's advantage with Evangelical voters.
Joe Biden met Obama's 2012 level of support with young voters
Carrie Dann looks at the 2020 youth vote from two metrics.
Voting Latinos showed that the "Latino vote" is not a monolith
The Latino vote in Florida showed that Democrats can't take the voting block for granted.
Inside the vote: Suburban voters switched to Biden in key places
We knew suburban voters were going to be important to the 2020 vote, but Carrie Dann shows how they might have been the key for Joe Biden.
Ok, so what the heck just happened with that vote?
Carrie Dann looks into the 2020 election vote to understand what Joe Biden's electorate really looked like.
2020 election will end in 2021 with Georgia runoffs
Just in case you haven’t gotten enough of the 2020 election season, we’re likely headed to runoffs in January that could decided control...
Election night results upend pre-vote predictions
As we wait for more results, Carrie Dann looks back at the pre-election polls.
What you can (and can't) learn from Exit Polls
Carrie Dann explains how exit polls work and what to expect in the timeframe between exit polls and final results.
Partial results will be the norm on election night
Carrie Dann shares some words of wisdom before Election Day.
North Carolina: The tipping-point state for Senate control
Breaking down the race for the Senate one last time, and why North Carolina and Iowa can tell us a lot about if Dems are poised to win a...
Ad tracking shows the different ways Biden & Trump are reaching Black voters
The Biden campaign is making every attempt to raise voter turnout among African Americans. Carrie Dann reports.
We found those under-the-radar voters from 2016. Here's what they say.
It's a resounding chorus of "meh," Carrie Dann reports.
Biden continues to lead in our latest battleground map
Joe Biden and the Democrats continue to be above 270 electoral votes in the latest battleground map from the NBC News Political Unit.
In the final stretch ... what about Nebraska?
Carrie Dann explains why two electoral votes in Nebraska and Maine might might flip blue on election night.
Want to know how Election Night 2020 is playing out? Watch this key demographic
Mark Murray reports on how white voters say they view the 2020 election.
More people have already voted early in 2020 than in all of 2016
President Trump is hoping for a major turnaround in a race that he’s currently trailing, but those 40 million-plus votes are already...
Final debate stage set with new rules for Trump and Biden
The Commission on Presidential Debates has adjusted the format for the final debate, and Trump is telegraphing a return to his aggressive...
Biden beating Trump by double digits in money race and ad-spending
Joe Biden's lead in the money wars suggests that the Trump campaign's "Death Star" might have been as vulnerable as its namesake. Ben...
New lingo for 2020: "Fund-raging"
After Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) mispronounced Sen. Kamala Harris' first name, Perdue's opponent raised nearly $2 million off of outraged...
