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Writing about politics and campaigns at @MorningConsult. Formerly @RollCall @PoliticMo and @joplinglobe. @Mizzou made. • eyokley@morningconsult.com
Mar 21, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
Eric Greitens' ex-wife accuses the former Navy SEAL of abuse against her and "physical violence toward our children, such as cuffing our then-3-year-old son across the face at the dinner table in front of me and yanking him around by his hair." #MOSen apnews.com/article/2022-m… Sheena Greitens said he “threatened to come to the airport and have me arrested for kidnapping and child abuse, saying that because of his authority as a former governor who had supported law enforcement, the police would support him and not believe me.” apnews.com/article/2022-m…
Feb 16, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Donald Trump just put out a very long statement through his "Save America PAC" attacking @LeaderMcConnell.

The lede: "The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political 'leaders' like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm." Trump said if GOP Senators are going to stay with McConnell, "they will not win again."

Our data shows the mere acceptance of Biden’s victory and criticism of Trump within the Senate GOP preceded a weakening of in-state GOP voter support for many senators morningconsult.com/2021/02/16/gop…
Feb 16, 2021 8 tweets 6 min read
NEW: GOP voters have taken a dimmer view of most of their senators in recent months amid all that's happened since Nov. 3.

It underscores DJT's hold on the base as the Senate GOP looks to 1) avoid contentious primary elections and 2) win in '22. Deep dive morningconsult.com/2021/02/16/gop… In South Dakota, Senate Republican Whip John Thune saw his approval rating with GOP voters fall 16 points since Election Day, and only 22% of his party's voters back him "strongly" morningconsult.com/2021/02/16/gop… #SDSen
Oct 2, 2020 7 tweets 5 min read
Big day at @MorningConsult, where we did something we'd never done before: We polled voters on the breaking news about @realDonaldTrump's health in real time, and told you what we found as we consumed it.

Here's what we found: morningconsult.com/form/reaction-… The salience of news of @realDonaldTrump's diagnosis was HUGE. Broke through to 6 in 10 voters by the time we stopped the poll early-afternoon. morningconsult.com/form/reaction-… Image
Sep 19, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read
Beautiful day in one of our great national parks: @ShenandoahNPS. Image Not a bad happy hour spot. Would recommend. ✌🏼 ImageImage
Jul 28, 2020 4 tweets 6 min read
NEW: Democrats are leading in #AZSen, #COSen, #MISen and #NCSen, according to our new polling of likely voters, while #GASen is close to tied, ~100 days out, tracking close to Joe Biden.

Much more on our fresh state data: morningconsult.com/2020/07/28/sen… Image Our state-by-state tracking of likely voters finds a weakness for GOP contenders in #NCSen, #MISen and #AZSen: They're trailing @realDonaldTrump among likely Republican voters. (This problem isn't showing up for Gardner in #COSen and Perdue in #GASen) morningconsult.com/2020/07/28/sen… Image
Jul 23, 2020 6 tweets 4 min read
NEW: Police reform debate paints a picture of wide divides, w/ officers on one side and those demanding change on the other. But our new poll of officers tells story of a force mostly on board w/ efforts to reign it in.

From @cameron_easley and I: morningconsult.com/2020/07/23/pol… Image We surveyed 9,962 voters to get a good sample of police officers, and tested dozens of proposals laid out by lawmakers and Campaign Zero, a think tank for policing reforms.

Almost everything had majority support from police officers and voters. morningconsult.com/2020/07/23/pol…
Jul 21, 2020 6 tweets 6 min read
NEW: My interview with @JohnJamesMI, who wants people to get past the "myopic fixation on the president" in #MISen and think beyond (maybe) 4 more years of Trump.

Democrats– armed with his '17 comments in "2000% support" of DJT– aren't gonna do that.

morningconsult.com/2020/07/21/mic… 1/ Michigan isn't on any handicapper's list of seats LIKELY to flip, but neither side is taking it for granted, either, as one of the GOP's only serious offensive targets this cycle.

Dems, of course, are haunted by the state's thin 2016 outcome morningconsult.com/2020/07/21/mic… #MISen 2/ Image
Jun 18, 2020 9 tweets 7 min read
NEW: @AmyMcGrathKY's campaign says its national TV ads have helped her raise millions in her #KYSen bid. (Setting aside the current primary) I explored whether the fundraising strategy could be replicated (Looking at you, #SCSen).

More (and a thread!): morningconsult.com/2020/06/18/mcg… McGrath's national buying started out as an experiment, her campaign manager told me. They had the resources, so why not? Low risk, high-potential reward. The response? #KYsen morningconsult.com/2020/06/18/mcg… Image
May 29, 2020 10 tweets 9 min read
NEW: In her bid against @joniernst, @GreenfieldIowa is telling a compelling personal tale that doubles as a pitch, w/ notes that aim at the state's large share of Obama-Trump voters she'll likely need in order to win #IASen.

My dive into the race: morningconsult.com/2020/05/28/the… In @MorningConsult interview, Greenfield's fiercest attack against Ernst comes on social security, replicating a tactic used by Bruce Braley in '14 with a personal touch: “I would not be here today without union benefits and Social Security.” morningconsult.com/2020/05/28/the… #IASen
May 28, 2020 4 tweets 4 min read
NEW: @ProjectLincoln - known in Washington for its attacks on @realDonaldTrump - has turned its attention to Republican senators and is now taking aim at @Team_Mitch with a new minute-long spot airing in Kentucky. morningconsult.com/2020/05/28/lin… Unlike its other spots, the @ProjectLincoln #KYSen ad doesn't try to tie McConnell to the president. It dubs him "rich Mitch," and contrasts his personal financial standing with the commonwealth's.

The ad:

More: morningconsult.com/2020/05/28/lin…
Nov 20, 2019 6 tweets 4 min read
Ahead of tonight's #DemDebate (moderated by all women) we took a look at the 600 questions asked of candidates so far, and how the subjects of them lined up with moderators gender, race and ethnicity. (A thread!) 1/

morningconsult.com/2019/11/19/how… First things first: There's a debate in political science about the efficacy of representation - is it stronger for a woman to represent issues dear to women, or equally strong for a man?

There's a strength in allyship, per @MelissaDeckman morningconsult.com/2019/11/19/how… 2/