On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, we assess the presidential contest in the battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. What’s different from 2016? Where is Biden’s weakness? We examine the latest NBC News/Marist Polls.

Then, we go behind the “what” and look at the “why.” The Marist Poll conducts qualitative focus groups. Our latest venture: a discussion with persuadable voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. Marist Poll’s Director of Research and Data Analysis, Mike Conte, shares his observations.

Then, what is Americans’ outlook on the state of the nation? We have the results of our latest Marist Poll America Now: National Outlook Index. That’s on this week’s Poll Hub.

And, don’t forget to check out our series of free, short online courses. It’s called The Marist Poll Academy.

About Poll Hub

Poll Hub goes behind the science to explain how polling works, what polls really show, and what the numbers really mean. Poll Hub is produced by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, home of America’s leading independent college public opinion poll, The Marist Poll. Lee Miringoff (Director of The Marist College Institute for Public Opinion), Barbara Carvalho (Director of the Marist Poll), and Jay DeDapper (Director of Innovation at the Marist Poll) dig deep to give you a look at the inner workings of polls and what they tell us about our world, our country, and ourselves.