Facebook “took down more than 3 billion fake accounts from October to March.”
Billion. With a “B”.
Charles Franklin
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Co-Dev. Pollster.com, Dev-PollsAndVotes.Com, Director Marquette Law School Poll, Prof Emeritus UW-Madison. R nerd.
- Change in Trump approval by groups, Jan 28 through March 25.
- Public opinion of Black Lives Matter protests in Wisconsin, police behavior and related topics. This is a dry look at the data and what has changed recently. All data from before the Jacob Blake shooting and events in Kenosha. 1/n rpubs.com/PollsAndVotes/…
- After the ABC/WaPo poll excitement, here is Biden +6 over Trump, 44-38. The lesson should be this is likely a close race, and we’ll therefore see polls showing different leaders, and lead changes. Follow the trends, and appreciate the uncertainty. themessenger.com/politics/biden…
- w/ today's state pop ESTIMATES from Census.gov we'd expect these gains/losses in House seats h/t @MetroGram AZ +1 CA -1 CO +1 FL +2 IL -1 MI -1 MN -1 MT +1 NC +1 NY -2 OH -1 OR +1 PA -1 RI -1 TX +3 WV -1 Last seat hinges on small pop diffs isr.umich.edu/apportionment-…
- Looking for stunning social change? Here is a powerful example.This Post is from an account that no longer exists. Learn more
- Wisconsin Supreme Court primary turnout is smashing past records. 2020 total vote was 705,138 That was record for primary. 2023 total is 759,230 with 71% in. On track to perhaps 1M in the end.
- Our new national @MULawPoll is out DeSantis gains support, now moving up to a tie with Biden among registered voters nationwide. His support has slowly but steadily increased over the year. Biden has remained stable. 15% wish for an alternative to these two. 1/n
- Partisanship is so strong it alters how we remember the past, not just our expectations for the future. jsonline.com/story/news/blo…
- Which ever way the Court race lands, this makes the 1 point governor’s race last year look more indicative of the balance in Wisconsin than Baldwin’s 10 point Senate win or Dallet’s 11 pt Court win in 2018. Further evidence Wisconsin is a tight swing state.
- But before I turn in… Let us praise Wisconsin election clerks tonight. They have been the heroes under extraordinary circumstances in making this election work despite everything. And the voters, absentee or in-person. You too keep our little republic.
- Trump vs Obama approval by pollster during the first year in office has become a thing today.
- There is a new CNN poll out today with approval at 35, disapproval at 58. That may seem a surprise with polling averages at 43 (HuffPo) and 42 (RCP) or 39.4 (538) or 44 (me, sort of). It’s not. And it raises an issue. Let me elaborate. 1/x









