What's The Electoral Impact Of The Debt Debate?

from National Public Radio

All those involved in the debt ceiling debate seemed to accuse their adversaries of being overly concerned about 2012 and public approval ratings. To the extent that politicians were keeping an eye on the polls, we spend some time examining what they saw in those numbers. Michele Norris speaks to Nate Silver of the New York Times' FiveThirtyEight blog about the electoral impact of the debt ceiling debate.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, August 2, 2011