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Some Musings On Message Testing
This weekend, certain corners of the Internet were abuzz with chatter about the Democratic polling and message testing apparatus.
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Demographics are not the point.
Since the 2024 election, we’ve been inundated with “takes” about demographic group behaviors: how certain groups have swung left or swung right, the…
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Why can't we be friends?
For the past two decades, researchers and media alike have focused on the growing political polarization in this country.
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On authoritarianism and the myth of self-interest.
I blinked and realized I’ve taken a hiatus from this newsletter.
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A distraction from what?
Fighting back is precisely what gettable voters want from leaders right now.
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Racial Realignment, or Diploma Divide?
Some reflections on the Klein-Shor interview.
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