Andrew Mangan

A huge loss

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Proud about how this story turned out, though I did cut a fun chart during editing: the most popular/famous teams in the U.S.

(full interactive chart here: www.datawrapper.de/_/nvurN/)

The NFL's political power—and how Trump fumbled it Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. President ...

Trump grasps the political power of football in America—and he now sees that it could be used against him.

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Immigration is not a real problem Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Federal ...

Immigration regularly ranks as a top "problem" in the U.S.—but it's not a problem at all.

My latest column digs into why: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Two federal agents involved in Alex Pretti shooting placed on administrative leave The development comes a day after DHS provided the first official timeline of the deadly encounter, stating that two federal officers had fired at Pretti.

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Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall A man wearing a black jacket has been tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar.

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Trump's Greenland plot has the public seeing red Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Initially it ...

American public rejects just about every aspect of Trump's Greenland-takeover gambit.

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Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article) A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.

A @nytimes.com video analysis shows that after agents restrained Alex Jeffrey Pretti & removed his gun from the skirmish, an agent appears to fire 4 shots at Petri.

That agent & another then fire 6 more shots at Pretti while he lies motionless on the ground.

Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show A Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.

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Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says The detentions of Columbia Heights students come after weeks of heightened concern and enforcement presence near and on Twin Cities school property.

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In 2020, FiveThirtyEight published a chart that was weaponized to spread election disinformation. It still haunts me. - Poynter How a simple chart was stripped of context and turned into a symbol of fraud that outlived the news site that published it.

Great article from @kaleighrogers.bsky.social

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‘Abolish ICE’ hits record-high support Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Abolish ICE, ...

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America isn’t on board with Trump’s murky plan for Venezuela Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. On the third ...

I dug through the polling on Trump's Venezuela plan (as much as there is one), and the data is not good for him.

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What's old is new again, and that includes ... executions and measles. I look at five striking charts from last year: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Who's the top 2028 Democratic contender? Amid the waking hell of the second Trump administration, it’s hard not to pine for 2028. And the Democratic presidential primaries are just over two years away, so it’s a great time to take ...

The 2028 primaries are just two years away. No better time to look at the very early field of Dems who could run.

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A Republican governor in California? It’s possible. Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Democrats ...

Democrats could be at risk of locking themselves out of California’s governor’s mansion. How's that possible? Here’s how.

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Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of the Constitution

Why the flock do presidents pardon turkeys? Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. In the ...

Why does the president pardon a turkey? I dug through decades of data on this strange tradition and unearthed a lot of even stranger lore about the U.S.

A light column for Thanksgiving week: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

I reported about this trend back in August. Good to see major outlets finally noticing it.

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Jeffrey Epstein said in bombshell emails that Trump 'knew about the girls' House Democrats on Wednesday released emails from Jeffrey Epstein, in which the deceased financier accused of child sex trafficking said that President Donald Trump "knew about the girls" and that Tru...

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Where do people fit into an AI future? Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. The ...

AI companies are playing edgelord with your livelihood.

My latest column shows just how out of touch those companies—and their valuations—are in our current moment.

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The final fall of Andrew Cuomo Pity the Cuomosexual , for their hero has fallen so far. Andrew Cuomo, once the swaggering face of Democratic power in New York, lost twice to Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who is now mayor-

"Pity the Cuomosexual, for their hero has fallen so far."

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‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.

Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.

The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
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Trump just hit his lowest net job approval in his second term, per Nate Silver

New data finds that Americans think life in the U.S. is getting worse, confirming a trend I looked at last month in my column.

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1 in 4 Americans believes in witches. What the devil? Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. From vaccine ...

Only 60% of Americans say witches *don't* exist—and it gets even weirder from there in my latest column:

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Japan may soon get its first female leader. Why hasn’t the US? Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Japan is ...

Why hasn't the U.S. broken the glass ceiling when so many peer countries have? The reasons run deeper than sexism.

I dig deep in my latest column: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news

Trump’s attack on free speech could be costing him bigly Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics. The Trump administration ...

Trump's approval rating is falling, and some polling suggests his free-speech crackdown could be driving it.

I dive into the numbers: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...