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Peter Feld 🍉
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Progressive strategist (polling, persuasion direct mail, voter-facing digital). Ex: NY Observer, Conde Nast, Global Strategy Group, Lake Research, Hart Research, Dukakis and Tsongas for President, Jessica Savitch backup guitarist. He/him.
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DSA comrades! Please vote to endorse in NY08 and to endorse @chiosse.bsky.social by 10pm! See more at link below.
Much of the case against Ossé running hinges on doubts about whether he can actually win, since Jeffries is popular in his district. There are several ways to assess whether it’s feasible. DSA is, foremost, a ground organization. DSA looks at New York’s 8th and asks, ‘Okay, where are the votes going to come from to beat Jeffries? How are we going to pull those voters?’ I’m a pollster, so my perspective is different. I ask, what messages can most effectively drive down Hakeem Jeffries’ job approval rating with Democratic primary voters in his district, which is really the key metric that governs whether an incumbent is going to be reelected? According to one poll, Jeffries has a job approval rating of 70%. I treat that number as changeable. What story do we tell so that voters decide Jeffries should be replaced? What will change people’s impressions of him? Do we need to tell the stories of people in Gaza, and show how Hakeem Jeffries is connected to the atrocities that we’ve seen in the last two years? Because to me, the genocide is a turnkey issue. There have been some good analyses of District 8, including a very thorough one by Michael Lange. But I think even he doesn’t gives full weight to how much the genocide has truly transformed the political environment in many places, especially in Black communities, other communities of color, and for young voters. I hope the DSA endorsement for Ossé goes through. Beating Hakeem Jeffries is really an existential need. If the House flips and Jeffries retains his seat and becomes Speaker, it will significantly set the Democrats back 30 years. His style of leadership is a complete mismatch to the moment we’re in, and he’s very much captured by the Zionists. He has often been the number one or two recipient of AIPAC-related money among Democrats in Congress.
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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This u?
Confirmation tally for Trump judicial appointee Harold Mooty, Chiffon "yea" vote circled in red.
October 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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That must have been interesting.
Brian as Santa, me on his lap, many years ago.
August 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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And just to complete the picture.
TRACK AIPAC JAKE AUCHINCLOSS U.S. REPRESENTATIVE (D) MA-04 $694,051 RECEIVED FROM THE PRO-ISRAEL LOBBY via opensecrets.org 3/19/25 @TRACKAIPAC.
August 16, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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August 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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She got 5% of the GOP vote. (Biden had gotten 6%.) The strategy was a failure. Meanwhile 7 million Dems who voted in 2020 stayed home.
August 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Bethany Mandel tweet: Planned a really special day with my kids in New York - first time in years. Went to a French bakery, the Met… We saw an addict dancing with some pigeons in a median on our way back outside the Lincoln Tunnel and that’s what they’ll remember about today. Apocalypse Meow reply: sounds like you just admitted to being outdone by a high dude dancing with some birds lol.
August 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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all you have to do is watch Anas's final report on the infants IOF is starving to know why Israel murdered him.
Anas al-Sharif reporting yesterday from a pediatric hospital unit in Gaza where babies starved by Israel are being treated for malnutrition. Hours later Israel murdered him. Babies starved by Israel being treated for malnutrition. Child starved by Israel being treated for malnutrition. Infant starved by Israel being treated for malnutrition.
August 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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From Ray Bradbury, "A Sound of Thunder" (1953)
But the immediate thing was the sign painted on the office wall, the same sign he had read earlier today on first entering. Somehow, the sign had changed: Tume Sefari, Inc. Sefaris tu any yeer en the past. Yu naim the animall. Wee taekyuthair. Yu shoot itt. Eckels felt himself fallinto a chair. He fumbled crazily at the thick slime on his boots. He held up a clod of dirt, trembling,"No, it can't be. Not a little thing like that, No!" Embedded in the mud, glistening green and gold and black, "Not a little thing like that! Not a butterfly!" cried Eckels. It fell to the floor, an exquisite thing, a small thing that could upset balances and knock down a line of small dominoes and then big dominoes and then gigantic dominoes, all down the years across Time. Eckels's mind whirled. It couldn't change things. Killing one butterfly couldn't be that important! Could it? His face was cold. His mouth trembled, asking: "Who- who won the presidential election yesterday?" The man behind the desk laughed. "You joking? You know very well. Deutscher, of course! Who else? Not that fool weakling Keith. We got an iron man now, a man with guts!" The official stopped. What's wrong?" Eckels moaned. He dropped to his knees. He scrabbled at the golden butterfly with shaking fingers. "Can't we," he pleaded to the world, to himself, to the officials, to the Machine, "'can't we take it back, can't we make it alive again? Can't we start over?
August 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Before there was Luigi, there was...

Ebay.com/usr/kingsmgoods
John Hinckley X post: My original CAT painting is for sale on EBay at REDUCED PRICE. Use link. Only ship to the U.S. Ebay.com/usr/kingsmgoods Underneath is a red and orange image of a cat rolling its eyes, against a two-toned light and dark blue background.
August 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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“Go take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut,” murmured Paul Lazzaro in his azure nest. “Go take a flying fuck at the moon.”
August 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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I was there that day.
A sea of SRG about to make arrests by City Hall, Jan. 11 2018.
August 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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What did I tell ABC News about Mamdani and Bloomberg? abcnews.go.com/Politics/mam...
abc NEWS Log In Democratic strategist Peter Feld told ABC News.
July 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Gawker's tombstone tag graphic for "And Now He's Dead."
July 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Did you miss this account of Bob's unforgettable set at Woodstock?
Woodstock Music Festival 17h. Bob Dylan's performance at Woodstock in 1969 was one of the most highly anticipated and talked-about moments of the festival, though it was somewhat overshadowed by the chaotic nature of the event. Dylan, who had become a prominent voice of the 1960s counterculture with his folk and protest songs, had recently retreated from the public eye. His appearance at Woodstock was seen as a significant moment, a way for him to re-engage with his audience after az period of relative silence. However, Dylan's performance Woodstock was not without its complications. Due to scheduling conflicts and his reluctance to be heavily associated with the festival's countercultural chaos, he and his band, The Band, ended up performing on the festival's final day, August 18, 1969, which was a day marked by rain and exhaustion. Despite the logistical challenges and the rain-soaked crowd, Dylan's set was a powerful return to the stage, showcasing his distinctive voice and musical style. The setlist included classics like "The Weight,'"| Shall Be Released," and "Like a Rolling Stone." While the performance didn't receive the same level of acclaim or attention as some of the festival's other iconic moments, it was a notable moment in Dylan's career. His return was a reminder of his influential role in music and culture, even as he maintained a certain distance from the overtly countercultural aspects of Woodstock. The performance was a poignant bridge between Dylan's past impact on the folk scene and his future in rock and roll.
July 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Leave aside that these results don't justify how the NYT cited them (but that was a feature, not a bug: the idea is to justify Silicon Valley billionaire-friendly interpretations of the election).

What's wrong with pairwise choices? Both tested messages in any pair can suck.
Reason To Not Choose Kamala Harris Relative Importance: linflation was too high under the Biden-Harris administration Too many immigrants illegally crossed the border under the Biden-Harris administration Kamala Harris is focused more on cultural issues like transgender issues rather than helping the middle class The debt rose too much under the Biden-Harris administration Kamala Harris is too similar to Joe Biden Kamala Harris would let in too many immigrants Kamala Harris never should have been the Democratic nominee Democrats did a bad job running the country Kamala Harris is too liberal Kamala Harris is too inexperienced Democrats are too liberal Kamala Harris wouldn't stand up to America's enemies Job growth was too weak under the Biden-Harris administration Kamala Harris was not a serious candidate for president Kamala Harris is too close to the political establishment and DC swamp Kamala Harris did not run a good campaign for president Kamala Harris is too soft on crime Democrats are bad at running the places they control Kamala Harris would raise taxes on the middle class Kamala Harris is too pro-Palestine Kamala Harris would allow abortions in too many circumstances Democrats supported coronavirus lockdowns Kamala Harris is too pro-lsrael Kamala Harris is too conservative Kamala Harris isn't similar enough to Joe Biden
July 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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But I should be more clear↑. This above group of purported swing voters is NOT whose opinions they report—only the ones who voted for Trump, and who they claim decided late.

Now see their survey design. Instead of rating each Harris complaint separately, voters were given pairs of messages.
November 8, 2024 KEY FINDINGS: 1.The top reasons voters gave for not supporting Harris were that inflation was too high +24), too many immigrants crossed the border (+23), and that Harris was too focused or cultural issues rather than helping the middle class (+17). 2. Other high-testing reasons were that the debt rose too much under the Biden-Harris Administration (+13), and that Harris would be too similar to Joe Biden (+12). 3. These concerns were similar across all demographic groups, including among Black and Latino voters, who both selected inflation as their top problem with Harris. For swing voters who eventually chose Trump, cultural issues ranked slightly higher than inflation (+28 and -+23, respectively). 1. The lowest-ranked concerns were that Harris wasn't similar enough to Biden (-24), was too conservative (-23), and was too pro-Israel (-22). Today, Blueprint released the first data-based report about why voters cast their vote the way they did with a new poll conducted in the days after Election Day and weighted to the 2024 election results. Respondents were presented with random pairs of potential reasons to vote against Harris and asked to select which reason they found more compelling. Each participant evaluatec four pairs drawn from a pool of 25 distinct criticisms. The strength of each criticism was measured by how frequently it was chosen when presented as part of a pair. The relative importance is how much more it was selected than the average criticism. For stance, the most popular crititism, "nflation was too nign under the Biden-Harris Administration,'' was selected 74% of the time, so it has a relative im portance of +24, while the least popular "Kamala Harris isn't similar enough to Joe Biden," was selected 26% of the time, so has a relative importance of -24. This methodology allows us to efficiently rank the relative persuasiveness of different criticisms while minimizing survey fatigue and response bias: the results paint a clear pictur…
July 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Here is how they defined "swing voter." It's a wide group from "targeted swing states" that includes anyone who dislikes both Harris and Trump.
Definition of swing voters: Our definition of swing voters includes those who are undecidecin the presidential race, have changed their voting preference since 2020 (voting Democrat in one election and Republican in the other), or are independents who either indicate hey split their votes between Democrats and Republicans, or who hold either favorable or unfavorable views of both Trump and Harris. We collected 3,623 total voters in our targeted swing states and 757 swing voters.
July 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Has anyone ever noticed...
Rex vs Barney mrme Rex: Ritchie Torres on Twitter Barney: Ritchie Torres on Bluesky
July 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The completely predictable and fully intended result of @nytimespr.bsky.social laundering privacy breaches from a "race science" quack and his propagandist freelancer buddy:
New York Post Today's cover: Black New Yorkers rage over Zohran Mamdani's 'African American' claim: 'He's a fraud' https://trib.al/ALbjofG NEW YORK POST SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2025/ Sun & clouds, 85/ Weather: P33 * * LATE CITY FINAL Go Fourth! Nation celebrates, Trump signs Big Bill UGANDA BE JOKING Backlash after Mamdani called self African American. Zohran Mamdani once said it would be "misleading" to call himself African American because he isn't black, but nonetheless checked that box when he applied to Columbia University. Mamdani was born in Uganda, but both his parents are of Indian descent. 1K comments 181 shares.
July 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Starmer:
Drake meme: Top panel, Drake's hand pushing away: Death to the IDF. Bottom panel, Drake smiling and pointing up: Death from the IDF.
June 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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The age gap on Israel has nearly disappeared among Democrats.
Pew poll chart from Mar. 2025 showing 71% of Democrats under 50 and 66% of Democrats age 50 and over hold negative views of Israel.
June 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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And how safe are Palestinian, Muslim or Arab New Yorkers supposed to feel when the Mayor, Governor and our other elected officials say absolutely nothing to condemn 549 unarmed Gazans killed waiting for aid by those starving them, while incessantly centering only Israeli victims of violence?
HAARETZ 'It's a Killing Field': IDF Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid Nir Hasson, Yaniv Kubovich and Bar Peleg Jun 27, 2025 6:03 am IDT.
June 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Good luck getting DC Dems on board with that, even if they ever regain power.
Mike Valerio @ValerioCNN AIR FORCE ONE (@CNN) Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden **does not** agree with calls to expand SCOTUS, or eliminate the filibuster, throwing cold water on steps some liberal Democrats have called for in the wake of Dobbs. 12:26 PM . 25 Jun 22 . Twitter for iPhone 1,262 Retweets 4,015 Likes 4,146 Quote Tweets.
June 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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I raised this point here. mondoweiss.net/2025/06/its-...
So, rewind to when Michael Bloomberg was mayor. He raised taxes on the rich and called for free crosstown buses. Now, even Eric Adams supposedly supports free buses. Bill de Blasio froze the rent and provided universal pre-K. It’s not that those elements of Mamdani’s program were so frightening. It was really the ascendancy of the progressive movement, and you can’t leave Israel out of that equation.
June 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM