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Writes thoughts/Tweets feelings. Dem Strategist for causes, campaigns & candidates. Prev. Dep Press Sec. Clinton '16, DCCC IE Dir., DCCC Dep ED/CommDir. W&M'03
May 4 7 tweets 2 min read
.@JoeBiden awarded the the Medal of Freedom to @SpeakerPelosi yesterday.

It's the nations highest civilian honor.

On top of all the other parts of her legacy in that distinction, I want to add a tiny one more: She's one of the reasons I'm still alive. 🧵 11 years ago this month, I was diagnosed w/ cancer - salivary duct adenocarcinoma. Been pretty public abt it over the years but less so lately (no real new news).

I was Deputy ED at the DCCC at the time

After I told the Chair & a few others, my phone rang

Pelsoi was calling
Jun 23, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
🚨 New @NavigatorSurvey results

Majority (+27) are pro-choice
--- Pro-choice: 60% (63% w/ indys)
--- Pro-life: 33% (22% w/ indys)

Majority say abortion should be legal (72%)
- 33% it should be legal
- 40% personally against, but gov't shouldn't prevent @NavigatorSurvey (cont) @NavigatorSurvey

Legal in all/most cases: 58%
illegal in all/most cases; 37%

*** Grown from +14 to +21

*** Grown from +15 tp +36
Jan 12, 2023 6 tweets 5 min read
🚨 NEW. National @NavigatorSurvey on the GOP Congress.

APROVAL OF GOP in CONGRESS?

** Overall: -26 (34-60%)

** Independents: -38 (21-59%)

What have they been hearing that's negative? See the word cloud --> 👀

(1/x) @NavigatorSurvey (cont) National @NavigatorSurvey

What about the person "in charge" of this MAGA Congress?

Favorability of Kevin McCarthy?

OVERALL: -19 (25-44%)
***Down from -13 in Nov***

AMONG INDEPENDENTS: -28 (16-44%)
***Down from -20 in Nov)***

(2/x)
Jan 11, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
Had never worked for or with Blake. I'm not a journalist.

Different perspective.

But, I think I can safely say that I've worked with a lot of them in ~20yrs of my career. Over those years, I've seen all kinds.

Blake was what I still think of as a reporters-reporter.

(1/x) (2/x) He knew what people would care to read (hard to do) and WHY they should care to read about it (even harder to do).

He'd write/edit/tweet shit that drove me nuts (and wanted hidden from view) and shit that I wish the world could see.

A rare talent. And a good human.
Aug 18, 2022 5 tweets 4 min read
🚨🚨 New @NavigatorSurvey survey

STRONG support for the Inflation Reduction Act

Overall: +39 (65-26%)

Independents: +41 (64-23%)

Hispanic: +50 (70-20%) @NavigatorSurvey .@NavigatorSurvey continued

Strong support for all policies in Inflation Reduction Act (From low of 62% to high of 81%)

Top items:
- Cap Insulin Cost: 81%
- Cap Out of Pocket for Drugs: 81%
- Medicare Negotiation: 80%
Aug 15, 2022 11 tweets 4 min read
Pssst. Democrats passed an economic plan on Friday that reduces costs for prescription drugs, health insurance premiums & utility bills.

- They beat Pharma so Medicare will be able to negotiate lower drug prices

- They beat oil companies so clean energy will ramp up

Just FYI "The Inflation Reduction Act represents the most important effort in decades to reform how drug prices are set in the U.S., experts say."

cbsnews.com/news/inflation…
Jul 8, 2022 8 tweets 6 min read
🚨 NEW @NavigatorSurvey national survey

Position on abortion?
- Pro-Choice: 60%
- Pro-life: 33%

Decision about abortion should be...
- Left to a women and her doctor: 79%
- Left to politicians and gov't: 11% @NavigatorSurvey @NavigatorSurvey continued

Nationwide
- 78% say access to abortion will be "much harder" or "somewhat harder"

Nationwide
- 55% the right to abortion in their state is at risk. (33% say it's secure)

Trigger law states
- 73% say right to abortion is at risk in their state
Jul 7, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
#OnlyTheBest

Herschel Walker
Eric Greitens
Blake Masters
Mehmet Oz

@LeaderMcConnell has himself quite a squad of candidates.

Quick recap in a thread today. @LeaderMcConnell
Mar 1, 2022 5 tweets 4 min read
🚨🚨 NEW! @NavigatorSurvey

More than 6 million jobs were created last year, the largest number of any year on record

👉BUT: People don't know it

When asked about economy in last 12mo: Only 19% say "experiencing more job growth"
- 31% among dems
- 14% among indys
- 9% among GOP @NavigatorSurvey (cont) @NavigatorSurvey

Were more jobs CREATED or LOST last year?

Created: 28%
Lost 37%
DK: 21%

AMONG DEMOCRATS
Created: 38%
Lost 27%
DK: 21%

AMONG INDEPENDENTS:
Created: 15%
Lost; 43%
DK: 23%

🚨Dems/Indys/GOPers all think more jobs were LOST than CREATED in the last year.
Apr 2, 2021 4 tweets 4 min read
🚨NEW from @NavigatorSurvey

The American Rescue Plan remains popular - strong, deep, bipartisan support.

OVERALL
- Support: 72%
- Oppose: 19%

AMONG INDEPENDENTS
- Support: 72%
- Oppose: 11%

AMONG REPUBLICANS
- Support: 48%
- Oppose: 39%

Every Republican in Congress voted NO @NavigatorSurvey (cont) @NavigatorSurvey

Biden Seen as for the Middle and Working Class, While Republicans Are for the Wealthy & Corporations

BIDEN ADMIN (+25)
- For middle/working class 53%
- For wealthy/corps: 28%

GOP IN CONGRESS (-20)
- For middle/working class 34%
- For wealthy/corps: 54%
Apr 1, 2021 5 tweets 4 min read
NEW! Navigator Research (@NavigatorSurvey)

Majority of Americans believe the "worst is over" with the pandemic

TODAY
-Worst is over: 53%
-Worst is yet to come: 24%
-Don't know: 23%

WHEN BIDEN INAUGURATED
-Worst is over: 25%
-Worst is yet to come: 58%
-Don't know: 17% @NavigatorSurvey (cont) @NavigatorSurvey on COVID

BUT: American remain committed to social distancing and mask wearing, even as they believe the worst is over

- KEEP SOCIAL DISTANCE/MASKS: 62% (60% w/ white)

- FULLY REOPEN: 29% (32% w/ white)
Mar 5, 2021 5 tweets 4 min read
NEW @NavigatorSurvey

🚨More Americans now say “the worst is over” than say “the worst is yet to come" on pandemic

WORST IS OVER: 46%
-Was 37% on 2/15
-Was 17% on 7/20/20
-Was 21% on 4/13/20

WORST IS YET TO COME: 29%
-Was 39% on 2/15
-Was 66% on 7/20/20
-Was 62% on 4/13/20 @NavigatorSurvey (2/x) @NavigatorSurvey cont.

Most people think Biden is getting response "about right" but Trump admin "did not do enough"

BIDEN RESPONSE
- About Right: 55%
- Overreacting + Not Doing Enough: 35%

TRUMP RESPONSE
- About Right: 35%
- Overreacting + Not Doing Enough: 59%
Mar 4, 2021 5 tweets 5 min read
NEW survey from @NavigatorSurvey

The American Rescue Plan (+51)
Support: 71%
Oppose: 20%

The American Rescue Plan Among Independents (+51)
Support: 67%
Oppose: 16%

The American Rescue Plan Among Republicans (+8)
Support: 48%
Oppose: 40%

navigatorresearch.org/wp-content/upl… Image @NavigatorSurvey .@NavigatorSurvey continued.

Americans trust Biden/Dems over the GOP

Combating the coronavirus pandemic
Biden/Dems: 56%
GOP: 30%

Improving health care
Biden/Dems: 53%
GOP: 31%

Reopen schools
Biden/Dems: 47%
GOP: 32%

More --> Image
Jan 13, 2021 7 tweets 5 min read
NEW polling from @NavigatorSurvey

Approval of the riot at the capitol...
- Approve: 12%
- Disapprove: 84% (74% strongly)

Among Independents
- Approve: 9%
- Disapprove: 83% (69% strongly)

Among Republicans
- Approve: 20%
- Disapprove: 74% (57% strongly)

(1/7) @NavigatorSurvey (2/7) from @NavigatorSurvey

People are SHOCKED and HORRIFIED by what happened

Shocked: 65%
Horrified: 61%
Nov 10, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
NEW SURVEY

** 78% of Americans (including 53% of Trump voters) think BIDEN is winning the election. This is up from 52% last week

** 22% of Americans (including 36% of Trump voters) think TRUMP is winning the election

(From @NavigatorSurvey) @NavigatorSurvey (survey continued)

** By 26-points (33-59%) Americans DISAPPROVE of the way Trump is responding the election results.

** By 37-points (63-26%) Americans APPROVE of the way Joe Biden is responding to the election results.
Sep 22, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
🚨🚨 NEW SCOTUS survey from @NavigatorSurvey

By 20 points, people want election winner to nominate SCOTUS judge

- ELECTION WINNER SHOULD NOMINATE: 56%

- PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOULD NOMINATE: 36% @NavigatorSurvey As he rushes Trump's new judge onto the court...

..... the country is OVERWHELMINGLY unfavorable to Mitch McConnell (-24)

- FAVORABLE: 27%

- UNFAVORABLE: 51%

(from @NavigatorSurvey)
Aug 26, 2020 7 tweets 5 min read
NEW from @NavigatorSurvey on USPS

4-in-5 are FAVORABLE to USPS

FAV: 79% (72% w/ GOPers)

UNFAV: 20% (23% w/ GOPers)

(1/x) Image @NavigatorSurvey (2/7) from @NavigatorSurvey on USPS

People rely on USPS for their real lives

BILLS: 64%
LETTERS: 46%
THINGS @ HOME: 44%
DRUG RX: 29% (45% with 65+) Image
Aug 23, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
By 33-points (57-24%), Americans are worried that we'll go TOO QUICKLY in developing a vaccine versus being too cautious.

(from @NavigatorSurvey) Image @NavigatorSurvey (cont. from @NavigatorSurvey)

OVERWHELMING Majority want Trump to STAY OUT of vaccine development

STAY OUT: 62% (61% w/ independents)

GET INVOLVED: 23% (18% with independents) Image
Aug 12, 2020 4 tweets 3 min read
NEW! Polling from @NavigatorSurvey

By 33-points (57-24%), people are more worried about going too quickly for a vaccine rather than going to slowly

(1/4) Image @NavigatorSurvey (2/4) Polling from @NavigatorSurvey

By 39-points (62-23%), people want Trump to "stay out" of vaccine development and distribution.
- By 43-points (61-18%) among independents Image
Aug 5, 2020 5 tweets 4 min read
NEW from @NavigatorSurvey

🚨🚨MAJORITY of Americans now know someone who has been infected with Coronavirus.

On March 23 - it was 9%
On August 3 - it is 51%

(1/x) Image @NavigatorSurvey (2/x) More from @NavigatorSurvey

Most Americans believe American pandemic response is WORST THAN REST OF WORLD

- Better: 27% (down from 40% on May 18)

- WORSE: 63% (up from 51% on May 18) Image
Jul 22, 2020 8 tweets 6 min read
NEW @NavigatorSurvey tracking survey data

3/4 of Americans think the country is "off on the wrong track"

-RIGHT TRACK: 19%
-WRONG TRACK: 75%

On March 23, it was -23.
Today, it is -56

navigatorresearch.org/wp-content/upl…

(1/8) Image @NavigatorSurvey (2/8) More from @NavigatorSurvey tracking

66% think the "WORST IS YET TO COME" from this Coronavirus - up 22pts from June 8.

Only 17% think the worst is over and 17% don't know. Image