I will be back at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, americast. So, the us president ial election is getting ever nearer its getting more and more exciting. And the polls are really very tight. So, what does that tell us and how should we be reading them . We have got one of americas best known pollsters, who is famous for his predictions, joining us on this episode to tell us what we should be looking out for over the next few weeks and how not to read the polls wrong. Welcome to americast. Americast. Americast from bbc news. Hello, its marianna, aka miss information, in the worldwide headquarters of americast, in london. And sarah, here in our studio in washington, dc, in the united states of america, of course. Now, here in the states, we are perilously close to this election. I mean, it is about eight weeks away, its going to be an incredible stretch, and it feels like everything is kind of changing again, because weve just passed the Bank Holiday Weekend they call Labor Day her
And it feels like everything is kind of changing again, because we ve just passed the bank holiday weekend they call labor day here in america, and that is always a signifier in an election year that it s now gearing up properly. There s a lot of people who, frankly, don t have the time or interest to pay any attention to politics over the summer holidays. But now that you know, there s an autumn chill in the air, that backtoschool feeling everywhere, this is typically when people start tuning in and paying some attention to politics. So it s almost as though the election actually starts this week, marianna, if you can believe it. It started months ago for us. But for many voters, it starts now. Yeah, i know. We slightly envy the people for whom it starts now, or the people for whom it starts even later. And actually, speaking about big stuff that s coming up, we ve obviously got this presidential debate that s happening next week, isn t it, sarah? i guess that will feel like a moment
The family of an american turkish woman who was killed in the occupied West Bank on friday are demanding an independent us led investigation into her death. Now on Bbc News americast. So, the us president ial election is getting ever nearer its getting more and more exciting. And the polls are really very tight. So, what does that tell us and how should we be reading them . We have got one of americas best known pollsters, who is famous for his predictions, joining us on this episode to tell us what we should be looking out for over the next few weeks, and how not to read the polls wrong. Welcome to americast. Americast. Americast from Bbc News. Hello, its marianna, aka miss information, in the worldwide headquarters of americast, in london. And sarah, here in our studio in washington dc, in the united states of america, of course. Now, here in the states, we are perilously close to this election. I mean, it is about eight weeks away, its going to be an incredible stretch, and it feels
19 hours, 59 minutes, and 41 seconds in counting until the first poll closing on election night. we are picking up our countdown to election night right where we left off last friday night, and where we will be every friday night between now and the midterms. that is after tonight, only one more friday night between now and the midterms. it is getting really close, we are inside of two weeks right now to go, and not only is it getting closer on the calendar, but voting is underway in all sorts of states, early voting nearly 20 million, they have already been cast in this midterm election, in the 2018 midterm election, all sorts of records were shattered when it came to turnout. about 116 million votes were cast in that midterm election when all was said and done. we may be over 120 million when this one is over. numbers that would have been unthinkable years ago, that is of course where politics are right now. so, the biggest campaign news tonight, the democrats, they are bri
and we are exactly ten, days 19, hours 59 minutes, and 41 seconds, and counting until the first poll closing on election night. we are picking up our countdown to election night, right where we left off last friday night, and where we will be everybody tonight, between now and the midterms. and that is after tonight, only one more friday night. between now and the midterms, it s getting really close, we are inside of two weeks right now to go. and not only is it getting closer on the calendar but voting is underway! and all sorts of states, early voting net now nearly 20 million, 18 million votes already been cast in this midterm election. in the 2018 midterm election, also it s a records were shattered when i came to turn out. about 116 million votes were cast in that midterm election when all was said and done. we may be over 120 million when this one is over. numbers that would have been unthinkable years ago. but that is of course where politics are right now. so,