Ariel Edwards-Levy
@aedwardslevy.bsky.social
Polling editor at CNN, keeping (cross)tabs on public opinion and the news. I like puns.
ah, de fin-sive line
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
ah, de fin-sive line
really wanted to make some version of "eggs-press train" work but alas
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
really wanted to make some version of "eggs-press train" work but alas
look sometimes it's hard to keep hold of the subway poultry
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
look sometimes it's hard to keep hold of the subway poultry
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
i'm always saying this
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
i'm always saying this
I have plenty of concerns with the way polling is sometimes used in reporting (I talk about them pretty frequently!)
I also think it can be the basis of a lot of great, thoughtful work. Off the top of my head:
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.ap.org/news-highlig...
I also think it can be the basis of a lot of great, thoughtful work. Off the top of my head:
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.ap.org/news-highlig...
November 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I have plenty of concerns with the way polling is sometimes used in reporting (I talk about them pretty frequently!)
I also think it can be the basis of a lot of great, thoughtful work. Off the top of my head:
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.ap.org/news-highlig...
I also think it can be the basis of a lot of great, thoughtful work. Off the top of my head:
www.cnn.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.ap.org/news-highlig...
several of them are in the replies to your original post!
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
several of them are in the replies to your original post!
maybe instead of polls we could just talk to The People
hey, we could even talk to a lot of people and try to make sure that the people we talk to are reflective in many ways of society as a whole, and not just the loudest voices in the room
wait
hey, we could even talk to a lot of people and try to make sure that the people we talk to are reflective in many ways of society as a whole, and not just the loudest voices in the room
wait
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
maybe instead of polls we could just talk to The People
hey, we could even talk to a lot of people and try to make sure that the people we talk to are reflective in many ways of society as a whole, and not just the loudest voices in the room
wait
hey, we could even talk to a lot of people and try to make sure that the people we talk to are reflective in many ways of society as a whole, and not just the loudest voices in the room
wait
assuming the other 75 are fine to close though
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
assuming the other 75 are fine to close though
oh, we're permanently stuck at "arctic"
I have a giant fluffy blanket at my desk that I'm only slightly ashamed about
I have a giant fluffy blanket at my desk that I'm only slightly ashamed about
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
oh, we're permanently stuck at "arctic"
I have a giant fluffy blanket at my desk that I'm only slightly ashamed about
I have a giant fluffy blanket at my desk that I'm only slightly ashamed about
this is more or less me in the office most days
November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
this is more or less me in the office most days
I think I've talked myself into at least doing this over Thanksgiving on the basis that anyone emailing me over Thanksgiving deserves it
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I think I've talked myself into at least doing this over Thanksgiving on the basis that anyone emailing me over Thanksgiving deserves it
"Hi! I'm actually sitting right at my desk staring at emails, but while we're here, did you know that in a 2021 Ipsos poll, 12% of Americans said that they had tried a pumpkin spice latte 'but will not drink it again'?"
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"Hi! I'm actually sitting right at my desk staring at emails, but while we're here, did you know that in a 2021 Ipsos poll, 12% of Americans said that they had tried a pumpkin spice latte 'but will not drink it again'?"
it's a joke about redistricting
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
it's a joke about redistricting
definitely possible in some cases, but I also have great belief in fundamental human weirdness
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
definitely possible in some cases, but I also have great belief in fundamental human weirdness