Professor Daron Shaw is a professor in the Government Department at the University of Texas at Austin. He teaches American Government, Campaigns & Elections, Public Opinion & Voting Behavior, and Political Parties. Daron currently serves as one half of the bipartisan polling team for Fox News, and is a member of the Fox News Decision Desk Team. He is also co-director of the University of Texas Poll.
A week or so ago we emailed him and asked him if he would be willing to walk us through Election Night and discuss the results of the Election Day Voter Poll. He said “yes.” The result is Episode 30 of The News Items Podcast. There are thousands of political analysts scattered across talking head TV. Only a few really know what they’re talking about. Daron is one of those few.
(Episode #30 of The News Items Podcast. Guest: Daron Shaw. Recorded 5 November 2026. Produced by Katerina Barton. ~53 minutes in length). You can find this podcast, and all previous News Items podcasts, on most of the major platforms, including Apple, Amazon, Spotify and YouTube.