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Jenn Agiesta

@jennagiesta.bsky.social

Director of Polling and Election Analytics at CNN, past president of AAPOR. Mom, snowboarder, violinist, music lover, dog person, sometimes bike commuter, and believer that the best game you can name is the good ol' hockey game, especially if it's at MSG.

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Fun with maps! This one is my favorite... www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...

06.11.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's the day after Halloween AND the middle of election prep and I... ate a vegetable. Please clap.

01.11.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Report: 83% Of Americans Just Want To Put On Sunglasses And Say β€˜Let’s Do This’

Report: 83% Of Americans Just Want To Put On Sunglasses And Say β€˜Let’s Do This’

Report: 83% Of Americans Just Want To Put On Sunglasses And Say β€˜Let’s Do This’ https://theonion.com/report-83-of-americans-just-want-to-put-on-sunglasses-1826567879/

29.09.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1571    πŸ” 182    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 10

This. It's not hard to do.

26.09.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How CNN conducted its deep dive into independent US adults | CNN Politics The CNN poll conducted by SSRS was designed to offer a deep-dive look at the different types of independents that make up this critical group in American politics.

For the real nerds, methodology! www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

26.09.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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More than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it | CNN Politics In politics today, negativity is a much easier sell than enthusiasm. For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, more than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it. Th...

And here, from @aedwardslevy.bsky.social on how Americans view the political moment (spoiler alert... it's not good). www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

26.09.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Disengaged voters are the key to winning future elections in the US | CNN Politics A consensus opinion has emerged about President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election: Disengaged voters were critical.

More here, on how different types of independents engage with politics. www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

26.09.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What does an independent mean in politics? New CNN poll results identify five distinct types of independents.

Check out our new CNN poll deep dive into who political independents are, how they engage with politics and what they think about the current political moment. The classic swing voter appears to be a thing of the past. www.cnn.com/interactive/...

26.09.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 15

Love this game... and we've got some overlap! I still need 12: AK, WA, OR, ND, KS (I did focus groups in the KC burbs way back but I believe we stayed on the Missouri side, so doesn't feel like it counts), OK, MN, AR, MI, IN (though I've driven through it...), MS, AL. Girls' trip to Fargo? 🀣

11.07.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the real nerds celebrate the 4th. Happy birthday, America!!!

04.07.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Got my David Byrne tickets AND the announcement of a new Spaceballs in two days? 1980s me is psyyyyyyyyyched...

13.06.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last song of my election day morning run… omen for how my NJ primary night is going to go?

10.06.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very excited for this plenary!

14.05.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live updates: Trump marks 100 days in office of second presidential term | CNN Politics Follow here for the latest live news updates on President Donald Trump’s administration as he marks 100 days of his second term.

And a bit more on *just* how bad people -- including many Democrats -- are feeling toward Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer here. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

29.04.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CNN Poll: Frustrated Americans want more checks on Trump, have dim views of Democratic opposition | CNN Politics The American public is frustrated, disappointed and increasingly angry at the state of politics 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SS...

At the 100 day mark of Trump's presidency, the political mood is bleak, and there is little positivity toward anyone in Washington. www.cnn.com/2025/04/29/p...

29.04.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CNN Poll: Trump’s approval at 100 days lower than any president in at least seven decades | CNN Politics Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views ...

As the 100-day mark of Trump's presidency approaches, new CNN polling finds Trump's approval rating at 41%, with approval of and confidence in his handling of the economy sinking. www.cnn.com/2025/04/27/p...

27.04.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have you voted for the next slate of AAPOR Executive Councilors? There's still time to help shape the future of YOUR organization! Check your email for your unique link. Reach out if you don't see it!

16.04.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans decreasingly call religion important to their lives and are divided over its role in society | CNN A major new study on religious views in the United States finds – as Americans’ connection to organized religion continues to fade – there are deep divides over the appropriate role for religion in Am...

My write on the new @pewresearch.org deep dive on the American religious landscape. Religious affiliation figures holding steady in the short term, but many signs here of potential continued decline for organized religion in the future. www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/u...

26.02.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is there any evidence that Net Promoter Scores are still effective? Are there people out there who answer this thing a) at all or b) honestly, except when they're mad? I feel like I get one of these emails from some company or other every few days, and if I'M not even willing to respond, who is?

25.02.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CNN Poll: Americans worried by Trump’s push to expand power | CNN Politics At the one-month mark of Donald Trump’s second term as president, his approval rating in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS tilts negative but still lands above the level he reached at any point in his ...

CNN poll one month in finds Trump’s approval at 47%, with 55% saying he hasn’t paid enough attention to important problems and 52% that he’s gone too far in using presidential power. www.cnn.com/2025/02/20/p...

20.02.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Working on a CD organization project this morning, which is an excellent excuse for this to be the background music. (As if I needed an excuse for Dyslexic Heart…)

07.12.2024 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AAPOR 80th Annual Conference Call for Abstracts - AAPOR

#Polling and #aapor friends, don't forget to submit your AAPOR conference abstracts soon! The deadline for election related papers has been extended to Dec. 1. Details here: aapor.org/aapor-80th-a...

14.11.2024 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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About to go live from the Lyberg conference in Stockholm. Hope you can join us! demoskop.se/en/the-lyber...

01.12.2023 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes please!

19.10.2023 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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