Survey Says? Inside RAND's Election Poll

We can't read voters' minds … but can we read their intentions? RAND welcomed Policy Circle and RANDNext members to this special briefing on the RAND Presidential Election Panel Survey (PEPS), a venture made possible by philanthropic contributions from RAND supporters.

As we enter the final weeks of this contentious presidential campaign, most polls will focus on which candidate is up or down. But the PEPS sheds light on unexplored aspects of this election, including voters' attitudes on issues in the news, perceived personality traits of candidates, voting intentions, and prior voting behavior. Poll respondents are members of a panel that, since 2006, have agreed to be repeatedly interviewed. Their responses can be linked to previous surveys, allowing RAND to track responses and shifts in sentiment longitudinally. In this Events @ RAND, our panel of experts discuss the latest results and what they might portend for Election Day.

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