How Data Became A Political Football

FiveThirtyEight Politics by ABC News

Feb 10, 202539:57News & Politics

In this post-Super Bowl edition of the 538 Politics podcast, the crew kicks things off with some prop bets and a look at the rapid rise of sports gambling. Then they dig into the offlining of key government datasets unde...

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