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        <title><![CDATA[Ken Goldstein - Former Analyst:Polling & Political Ads]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Candidates Make Last Ditch Ad Spending Push Across 14-State Electoral Map]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Still, the decrease in overall ad spending this cycle when compared to the last presidential election is stunning.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Goldstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 09:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Bloomberg Politics Poll Decoder]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[We're tracking nine polls to see which voters are leaning Trump, which are leaning Clinton, and who's most likely to turn out to vote]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Democrats Don’t Have to Come Home for Clinton to Win]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[But certain independents do.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-06-10/democrats-don-t-have-to-come-home-for-hillary-to-win</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Goldstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 09:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Recent National Polls Should Worry Hillary Clinton]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s increased strength boils down to a shift in support among independents, and that should be of concern to Brooklyn.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2016 17:55:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why It's So Hard to Understand 2016 With Numbers Alone]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There's more to the art of predicting the outcome of a primary election than simply relying on polls.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-09-15/why-it-s-so-hard-to-understand-2016-with-numbers-alone</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Goldstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Donald Trump Just a Summer Fling?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There are significant differences between the billionaire's political ascendancy and those of other flash in the pan candidates.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-27/is-donald-trump-just-a-summer-fling-</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Goldstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 09:00:25 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>DUBUQUE, IA - AUGUST 25:  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a press conference which he held before his campaign event at the Grand River Center on August 25, 2015 in Dubuque, Iowa. Trump leads most polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Myths of the Campaign Advertising Air War]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Not all stories about political ad buys are created equal.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-18/the-myths-of-the-campaign-advertising-air-war</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Many Republican Polls Are Measuring a Unicorn Electorate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[For the GOP this year, the polls are more important than ever—and they're positing an electorate that never existed.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-29/many-gop-polls-are-measuring-a-unicorn-electorate</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Goldstein]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 09:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A supporter carries an American flag shaped purse at an event where Bobby Jindal, governor of Louisiana, not pictured, is expected to announce he will seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Kenner, Louisiana, U.S., on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Jindal, the first Indian-American governor in the U.S., is a 44-year-old evangelical Catholic conservative and Rhodes scholar policy wonk who his advisers say appeals to a broad swath of the electorate. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Donald Trump May Be Weaker Than a Recent Poll Suggests]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[He's in front or close among “potential GOP voters”—but that may not be who actually turn out to vote.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-27/why-donald-trump-may-be-weaker-than-a-recent-poll-suggests</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:38:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Polling Paradox: How to Read the Numbers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Two polls with contradictory results provide a teaching moment, and a veteran of the craft tells you how not to be a baby about reading them.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-22/the-polling-paradox-how-to-read-the-numbers</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 20:50:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Rubio, Bush, Walker, and Kasich Are Not as Purple as They Look]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There are two American electorates—and most of the Republican candidates, even ones from states like Florida or Ohio—have never faced the most important one.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-09/why-rubio-jeb-walker-and-kasich-are-not-as-purple-as-they-look</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:00:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The One Thing Bernie-mentum Can't Overcome: Demographics]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[But another potential candidate could take the Hillary Clinton challenge that Sanders started, and build on it: Joe Biden.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-06-29/the-one-thing-bernie-mentum-can-t-overcome-demographics</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:26:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Real Math Behind Hillary Clinton's Candidacy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Reconstituting the Obama coalition will be the story of 2016—and it's harder than it looks.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 09:55:02 GMT</pubDate>
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