Former President Donald Trump had his first meeting with a probation officer today, to help the court determine what the sentence should be for his 34 felony convictions.

Meanwhile, a spate of new surveys shows a neck-and-neck race between Mr. Trump and President Biden, with some of the polls suggesting those guilty verdicts may be hurting Trump a little bit. 

If they are hurting Trump and helping Biden, it’s not by much, but in a race as close as this one, even a small movement at the margins could end up making a difference. But how reliable is polling in 2024, and should we be paying much attention to the surveys five months before the presidential election? 

For more, KCBS Radio anchors Bret Burkhart and Patti Reising, along with KCBS insider Doug Sover, were joined by political sociologist Mindy Romero, Director of the Center for Inclusive Democracy at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.