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CH's avatar

The blue state governors must convene a Conference of Governors in Illinois immediately and set up the firewall to pour sand in the gears of a rogue, fascist and racist federal government that looms over our Democracy.

This must happen soon….

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Christy Woodward's avatar

Hi Elliott! Hope you are well---- I gave up and moved to France---but I still keep my fingers crossed that your numbers are on the mark--- Listen, maybe I missed something, but did you ever break down them demos on this 33%? Who the HELL are these people? What pharmaceuticals do they have access to that the rest of us have missed out on? ( "Right vs. wrong track: 33% say the U.S. is on the right track; 57% say wrong track.)

Take care and bonne chance!

best, christy

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Michael K's avatar

Polling suggestions:

1. Have you heard of the following persons?

2. What have you heard about him/her, in ten words or less?

3. Based on what you have heard about them, is your opinion of him/her favorable or unfavorable?

Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Stephen Miller

Pam Bondi

Kristi Noem

1. How much do you know about the following departments or agencies on a scale of 1 to 10?

2. Is your opinion of the department or agency favorable or unfavorable?

Department of Justice

Department of Homeland Security

ICE

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JDM's avatar

Understanding that it's too early for a model, I'm curious what the likely party vote share is to determine control of the House in the midterms. I.e. assuming 8% generic ballot advantage holds, is that enough for Democrats to win a majority of seats next year?

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Rick Osgood's avatar

I was a little surprised Trump did as well as he did on the personal finance question. I know a plurality were generally negative, however, almost every metric you could pick to gauge the economy is materially worse than when Trump took office so I thought his numbers might be a bit worse since this hits home for everyone. I am little worried that people are paying more attention to vibes that come from the administration about the great economy and not the actual facts and their lived experience.

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Conor Gallogly's avatar

Did your poll break down the gerrymandering question(s) by state?

It would be interesting to see how aware people are of the process in their state and particularly whether they have an independent commission already. And to see how much residents in states with maps overturned by the judiciary are affected by the political fighting over this.

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G. Elliott Morris's avatar

We don’t really have the sample size to be able to do this responsibly, unfortunately. But looking at some modeling solutions

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Conor Gallogly's avatar

The dreaded “sample size”. I thought that might be the case.

Since gerrymandering is so different in different states, I expect people’s experience of it is quite different.

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Linda Aldrich's avatar

Thank you! The fact that numbers showed people still favoring process over result was a relief. We get so bogged down with all of the partisan posts online that it can seem like that people truly are hopelessly partisan, and they aren’t. I truly appreciate your work, G. Elliott!

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The Coke Brothers's avatar

hE DoEsn'T gIVe a SHiT anYmoRe

he and his billionaire backers (including Russia) got control of the country. none of this matters.

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Diane's avatar

How about asking if the American people are concerned about having an obviously demented person as their president.

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The Coke Brothers's avatar

They love it because the demented person is on their team and tells it like it is /s

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Andrew Kitching's avatar

It continues to amaze me that Trump's approval rating remains above 41%. These hard core Republicans must be deluded. I can see that the Democrats don't inspire people, but you have the same voting system as us, and therefore you have to realistically vote for the party that's likely to dislodge the Republican candidate. I wonder how the US would vote with a proportional system?

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Paul G's avatar

Maybe the extent of one’s amazement depends on their perspective of people. I’m less amazed than you, but then I don’t have an optimistic view of the human race. Not that I think I’m better for that.

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Sko Hayes's avatar

I'm hoping "It's the economy, stupid" wins out in 2026, because I don't see anything happening that would prevent it.

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Sko Hayes's avatar

Prevent it from getting worse... (I need more coffee, obviously).

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Leu2500's avatar

I’d take the response to that last map question with a grain of salt. I read it & had no idea what is meant by it. I can guess, but if someone asked me that question, my response would be “could you explain that.”

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