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Democratic pollster at Global Strategy Group. PoliSci PhD. Mia and Sophie's Mom. Chicagoan.

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πŸ‘€ @gsgpolitical.bsky.social latest report unpacking voter attitudes toward American Democracy.

βœ”οΈ Most view American democracy as in decline and under major threat
βœ”οΈ To voters, democracy is a multi-dimensional concept (we dig in further)
βœ”οΈMany voters see Trump as biggest threat

05.06.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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09.04.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 23462 πŸ” 4910 πŸ’¬ 291 πŸ“Œ 239

A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.

Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.

07.04.2025 04:13 πŸ‘ 62909 πŸ” 13019 πŸ’¬ 1080 πŸ“Œ 582
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Horrifying. Allison Riggs won by 734 votes but Judge Griffin has tried to throw out 65,000+ ballots from voters who all showed valid ID. Now the court has sided with him, giving those voters just 15 days to cure their ballots. This is a direct attack on the will of the people.

04.04.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 12

LFG πŸ”₯πŸ’ͺπŸ‘

02.04.2025 13:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone would be better served if more folks started listening to @annecaprara.bsky.social

25.03.2025 17:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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They were even incompetent in how they tried to break records laws by setting their disappearing messages to up to four weeks!

24.03.2025 21:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Me reading the Hegseth/Signal story...

24.03.2025 21:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that reads: Any unauthorized release of classified information is a violation of the law and will be treated as such.

Post from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that reads: Any unauthorized release of classified information is a violation of the law and will be treated as such.

Circling back on this…

24.03.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 64493 πŸ” 14785 πŸ’¬ 1937 πŸ“Œ 914
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People Are β€œTerrified.” Mallory McMorrow Has a Democratic Blueprint for Hope The rising Democratic star tells VF that her party’s response to Donald Trump’s radical agenda is β€œnot enough,” and argues its leaders should ask themselves a simple question: β€œWhat are you doing and ...

Let me interrupt your doom scrolling with a breath of fresh air and some hope.

@mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social is the real deal πŸ’ͺ🀩

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

19.03.2025 23:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Analysis: Why Trump’s greatest first-term strength may be his biggest second-term weakness | CNN Politics In President Donald Trump’s first White House term, public confidence in his handling of the economy was always among his greatest strengths. But in the early days of his second term, public views abo...

GSG President @nickgourevitch.bsky.social weighs in on how inflation and economic sentiment could shape Trump’s second term in CNN’s latest analysis.

Read more: www.cnn.com/2025/03/14/p...

14.03.2025 19:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

standing outside the grocery store and asking people for their impressions about eggs and eggs only

an egg's-it poll

06.03.2025 20:03 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 2
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Lutnick Remarks on Removing Government Spending in GDP Data Raises Fears Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output.

Comments from a member of President Trump’s cabinet over the weekend have renewed concerns that the new administration could seek to interfere with federal statistics β€” especially if they start to show that the economy is slipping into a recession.

04.03.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 470 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 32
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Its not just that Musk's numbers are underwater, a plurality of voters are very unfavorable while those who are positive are just meh towards him.

22.02.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Project 2025 Is Here Candidate Trump tried distancing himself from a right-wing blueprint that President Trump’s administration is already implementing.

Project 2025 is here

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/p...

03.02.2025 21:22 πŸ‘ 3174 πŸ” 950 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 46

While there may be partisan disagreement over the best policy solution, one thing is clear: across the ideological spectrum voters believe climate change is a major problem and want government action. A majority of Republicans are even frustrated with lawmakers who deny climate change!

31.01.2025 21:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Caroline Kennedy reads her letter to Senators denouncing her β€œpredator” cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Caroline Kennedy reads her letter to Senators denouncing her β€œpredator” cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. YouTube video by The Golden Circle

Damning.

29.01.2025 04:01 πŸ‘ 26613 πŸ” 4924 πŸ’¬ 665 πŸ“Œ 227

There is no substitute for in-depth public opinion research when it comes to understanding potential voters. Any conversation about political strategy should include a plan for better understanding the public.

25.01.2025 19:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mississippi lawmaker introduces 'Contraception Begins at Erection Act' The bill, which is unlikely to pass, would make it unlawful for β€œaΒ person toΒ discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.”

Can not believe I am going to write this....but wasn't this the legal argument Elle Woods made in Legally Blonde in the classroom scene?

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

24.01.2025 15:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you like stats? Do you like math jokes? This is your moment. πŸ€“

21.01.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to all the new Democratic House Members of the 119th Congress, who are now officially sworn in! On behalf of the GSG team, we are so proud of our clients and partners. Their deep commitment to representing our communities and nation cannot be understated.

10.01.2025 19:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh this is both bad and also bad

17.12.2024 02:51 πŸ‘ 2314 πŸ” 486 πŸ’¬ 276 πŸ“Œ 43
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In House battleground districts, the economic argument that voters heard the most about Dems was that they'd make the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes. They heard less from Dems about cost of living and middle class taxes. Via @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social

10.12.2024 13:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The gender gap is interesting...though the real question is how does this compare to men's general inclination to rate themselves as excellent/knowledgeable at most things!

09.12.2024 20:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did someone confuse me for the WBEZ Melissa Bell? Happens all the time! Where is the polling nerds starter pack?

04.12.2024 21:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Turnout was down in Illinois, but voters are changing their habits. 53.3% of voters cast a ballot before Election Day, either by mail or early in person. Voters are showing they like convenience.
Chart by @drewjayadams.bsky.social
capitolnewsillinois.com/news/state-b...

02.12.2024 22:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Totally fitting that my first post gets to be congratulating and cheering on @mariyanas.bsky.social in her new role!

03.12.2024 02:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0