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G Elliott Morris

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i run a data-driven website about politics called Strength In Numbers: gelliottmorris.com/subscribe wrote a book by the same name: wwnorton.com/books/Strength-in-Numbers polling averages at @fiftyplusone.news formerly @ 538 & The Economist. gardener

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16d

_strength in numbers_ is growing because people value empirical, data-driven journalism that provides context about the state of democracy and is true to its values. join 35,000 other readers at gelliottmorris.com/subscribe

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 12h

ON gold is safe. thank god

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 15h

two things that are generally negatively coded (for politicians) in 2025/26: being elderly and being part of the establishment

Nathaniel Rakich @baseballot.bsky.social · 16h

Party elders get their candidate in Maine. But she waited too long, setting up what will be a really fascinating primary with Graham Platner. #MEsen

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19h

Breaking News: Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, is running for Senate, aiming to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a Republican.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h

link?

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h

it is a matter of fact that joe manchin was elected as a member of the democratic party in 2018 and stayed that way until he retired

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h

congrats maggie

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h

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Voters say Republicans aren't focusing enough on pocketbook issues

59% view the GOP as "too extreme," compared to 46% who say the same for Democrats

www.gelliottmorris.com

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h

In a new CBS News/YouGov poll, nearly 60% of Americans say the Republican Party is “too extreme,” vs 46% who say the same about Democrats

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h

wrong side of 50-50 bias. assigning something with a 52% chance a binary label is misleading to audiences

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h

the 2026 maine senate race is a toss-up, or tilt dem if you're brave

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h

if i had the microdata, i'd give it to you!

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 16h

free idea for @charlotteeffect.bsky.social

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gelbach @gelbach.bsky.social · 18h

Very interesting post by @gelliottmorris.com

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Voters say Republicans aren't focusing enough on pocketbook issues

59% view the GOP as "too extreme," compared to 46% who say the same for Democrats

www.gelliottmorris.com

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 17h

Voters say Republicans aren’t focused enough on pocketbook issues www.gelliottmorris.com/p/independen...

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

this crowdsourced crowd counting was a big success previously (no one else is doing something like this, and researchers cited it) and i'm happy to help out again.

The Xylom @thexylom.com · 1d

Attending a "No Kings" protest Saturday? The Xylom's @alexip718.com and Strength in Numbers' @gelliottmorris.com are joining forces to conduct a nationwide, unofficial, crowdsourced attendance estimate.

We need your help to be our eyes and ears across 2,100+ locations and on the Internet.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

manchin was a democrat at the time

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

destroying U.S. political and economic hegemony so you get a couple more hearts on your metal and glass brick

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

the percentage of current U.S. gov policy that can be explained by the fact that trump has appointed a bunch of 12 year olds who are addicted to social media is frankly terrifying

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

yes, democrats really should have broken the filibuster to reform the insurrection act in 2021

Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 1d

This is an essential. "Democrats need to beat the Trumpists in elections that we ensure are free" is the best strategy for the next 2-4 years. But it is not a long-term strategy! The only possible long-term strategy is that someone else needs to defeat the Trumpists for control of the Repub Party.

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d

“Win every election” is not a viable strategy for preventing authoritarianism

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

This article will publish tomorrow at 7:31 am www.gelliottmorris.com/p/independen...

Voters say Republicans aren't focusing enough on pocketbook issues

59% view the GOP as "too extreme," compared to 46% who say the same for Democrats

www.gelliottmorris.com

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

it happens

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

wow JOP has been putting out some bangers recently

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

it depends on the measure. the main figure from the paper shows a much closer relationship for Ds (and if anything, slightly right-leaning) but practically no correlation for Rs

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

i would pay for that

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 2d

i thought this was interesting museum.seiko.co.jp/en/knowledge...

Seasonal Time System | THE SEIKO MUSEUM GINZA

This page explains the temporal hour system used before the fixed hour system.

museum.seiko.co.jp

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 2d

good job by george here

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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