The Crosstab Weekly Newsletter 📊 September 9, 2018

Is Trump a symptom or cause of resentment, fear and anger? + Live midterms polling and a record year for women

Welcome! I’m G. Elliott Morris, data journalist at The Economistand blogger of polls, elections, and political science. Happy Sunday! Here’s my weekly newsletter with links to what I’ve been reading and writing that puts the news in context with public opinion polls, political science, other data (some “big,” some small) and looks briefly at the week ahead. Let’s jump right in! Feedback? Drop me a line or just respond to this email. 

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NOTE: This issue was corrupted after it was sent on September 9, 2018. I’ve done my best to copy-paste the original newsletter below for archival purposes.

Is Trump a symptom of resentment, fear, and anger, or a cause of it?

You know how there are some weeks where just too much …