G Elliott Morris

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i write the data-driven politics newsletter Strength In Numbers: [gelliottmorris.com/welcome](http://gelliottmorris.com/welcome )

pollster: [wavepolling.com](https://wavepolling.com )

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polls/forecasts: @fiftyplusone.news

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Last Notes

2026-11-04 23:08:42 GMT

The underestimation of Dems last night was larger than any pro-Republican error in the polls over the last decade with the exception of 2020. And I don't see major media orgs fundamentally reshaping their columnist slates or editorial priorities to address their "blind spot," as they did after 2024.

2026-11-04 07:33:29 GMT

At this rate Talarico would have won even if he really were a trans vegan communist

2026-11-04 03:45:51 GMT

ann selzer wasn't wrong, she was just early

2026-11-04 03:40:41 GMT

impressed by this level of commitment to the bit
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2026-11-04 02:27:45 GMT

This is shaping up to be the biggest House popular vote victory for any party since 1974
This is a Watergate-level repudiation of the party in power
(A prospect I raised here: [www.ms.now/opinion/trum...](https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-polls-unpopular-midterms-undecided-voters ) )

2026-11-04 02:08:00 GMT

POLLSTERS VINDICATED

2026-11-04 01:11:03 GMT

54-55 seats very possible at this point
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sbdnltkjqzeb5qshxmi7wu2i/post/3mzh66w37kc2u
#note16rw…swa9

2026-11-04 01:10:00 GMT

We are on track for a modest understatement of Dem support in polls by about 1-3 points across the country. (I think I put this on the live blog at about 8:00 AM this morning) [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-11-03...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-11-03-election-day-live-blog )

2026-11-02 01:53:01 GMT

lol “Black voters, who offered tepid support to Dr. El-Sayed in September, now back him, 93-4. Mr. Rogers did not receive the support of any respondent in the city of Detroit (among 43 people).”
[www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/u...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/01/upshot/poll-times-siena-senate-midterms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NVE.-O8m.MxUQVemYnDAt&smid=url-share )

2026-11-01 19:07:23 GMT

If El-Sayed loses on Tuesday, centrists will claim that a “moderate” like Stevens would have won. The difference will be that if Stevens had been nominated, progressives wouldn’t have become such sore losers that they became Republicans
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:iig55lfqe6rnvcmx55mhhhqq/post/3mzbhxguvzc2t

2026-10-30 16:29:20 GMT

New poll: Trump won in 2024 by carrying low-engagement voters by double digits. But our fresh polling shows "low-propensity" voters favor Democrats for the midterms.
Just published this chart-loaded article based on 6,000 interviews conducted this month.
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-30...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-30-low-propensity-voters )
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2026-10-28 12:46:18 GMT

“progressives are underperforming” theorists in shambles [www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/u...](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/south-carolina-florida-minnesota-poll.html )
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2026-10-25 15:34:31 GMT

In this piece…
1. Some data on what undecided and low-turnout-propensity voters care about, from our latest poll
2. Another EV update: Infrequent Democratic voters are turning out at a much higher rate
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-25...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-25-sunday-roundup )
[Who has already voted for the ...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-10-25-sunday-roundup )

2026-10-23 19:14:40 GMT

Matthew Yglesias continues to say that talking about ICE and excessive force in immigration enforcement helps Republicans. He is obviously wrong about this and refuses to acknowledge the data. Way past time for everyone to update their priors on this.
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2026-10-22 17:22:33 GMT

Our investigation into allegations of data fabrication at the firm SoCal Strategies, and an alleged association with the admittedly fraudulent firm Wedgewood Polls, has resulted in the pollster wiping itself from the face of the earth.
Full story at 50+1: [blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/more-polls...](https://blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/more-pollster-funny-business-uncovered-socal-strategies )
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rqwm4yy3zgqvffhvg3kldvss/post/3myi6dcr2k22d

2026-10-20 23:23:47 GMT

We were investigating Wedgewood for faking their data and emailed them for comment this morning, ahead of publishing the findings tomorrow. They are now trying to cover up their fraud with the "we were doing a social experiment" excuse.
Full story here: [blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/fiftypluso...](https://blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/fiftyplusone-just-caught-a-pollster )
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:rqwm4yy3zgqvffhvg3kldvss/post/3mydra62xcc26
[FiftyPlusOne just caught a pol...](https://blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/fiftyplusone-just-caught-a-pollster )

2026-10-13 14:13:33 GMT

The torrrent of data being spent on Ken Paxton's behalf in Texas has yet to move the needle, at least according to the polls [fiftyplusone.news/polls/senate...](https://fiftyplusone.news/polls/senate/general/texas )
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2026-09-27 15:51:39 GMT

Donald Trump's promise to send $5,000 checks to every adult if the Republicans win the midterms has backfired horrifically.
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-27...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-27-sunday-roundup )
[Only 13% of voters buy Trump’s...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-27-sunday-roundup )

2026-09-17 15:02:08 GMT

When will the people who argued in April 2025 that Democrats should stay silent on immigration own up to being frankly just disastrously wrong about the politics of mass deportations? Their punditry basically bordered on enablement
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jmte4w4x7ukciit6lci6ziau/post/3mvpsvco5bk22

2026-09-10 13:59:43 GMT

Apparently every newspaper in the world has decided to just run the president’s campaign for him
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2026-08-30 11:30:17 GMT

It is under-appreciated just how catastrophically bad this number is. Biden bottomed out at 32 among registered voters in 2022 when inflation was 9%. Gallup had Bush at 28% in Sept 2008 [wavepolling.com/results/2026...](https://wavepolling.com/results/2026-08-17-economic-costs-deportations/topline.pdf )
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2026-08-12 03:39:03 GMT

The Democratic primary for governor of Wisconsin is a really great example of why America needs to switch to ranked-choice voting in primaries. As of now it looks like the winner of the race will prevail with <40% of the vote! No good reason not to switch ahead of 2028.

2026-07-17 15:28:42 GMT

Democrats are such masterminds at stealing elections in cahoots with China that they lost the 2024 elections for President, Senate, the House and key state legislatures, and 2016, and thousands of state lege seats since 2008. You must pass my bill to stop these incredibly effective election thieves!

2026-07-01 22:29:54 GMT

One of my paternity leave projects (besides sleeping) was to redo our basement to make it nicer for guests. One step in that process was to procure a small TV and antennae (& hey, it’s World Cup season too…). Picked up a new 43” 4k flatscreen for $200, not even on sale. Insane how cheap TVs are now

2026-04-30 16:25:25 GMT

trump literally broke the scale of this graph on my data portal
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data )
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2026-04-07 20:27:58 GMT

NEW: Donald Trump is underwater with registered voters in **135** GOP-held House and Senate seats. His approval is <45% in 44, including 10 senators. Should be a warning for Republicans in Congress weighing electoral cost of Trump's war and crazy tweets.
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-07...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-07-trump-approval-gop-house-senate-seats )
[New polling: Trump is underwat...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-04-07-trump-approval-gop-house-senate-seats )

2026-03-31 20:26:23 GMT

Our latest Strength In Numbers / [Verasight.io](https://Verasight.io ) poll was cited on CNN yesterday alongside three major pollsters. That’s more evidence that independent media can be a real business model for covering public opinion well.
More poll results: [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/poll](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/poll )
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2026-03-15 17:04:48 GMT

“We want to change the rules of the next election so Democrats don’t win anymore”
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2026-03-11 14:50:10 GMT

New: The groups Trump made the biggest inroads with in 2024 are the ones most likely to disapprove of how he's doing as POTUS. That includes Black, Latino, working class, and young voters.
So much for the new multi-racial, working-class Republican Party?
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-borr...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-borrowed-affordability-voters-2026-03-10 )
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2026-02-27 13:02:14 GMT

The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!
New: [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-democrats-real-problem-isnt )
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2026-02-12 13:01:20 GMT

New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost-low-info-voters )
[Trump has lost the voters who ...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-has-lost-the-voters-who-werent )

2026-02-12 00:37:12 GMT

Rough week for Trump, right? Backlash from Rs to racist memes, loses the Canada tariffs vote, Lutnick and Bondi making terrible headlines in Congress, SAVE passes but DOA in Senate, all-time-low approval numbers… etc. I’m expecting some truly unhinged Truth Social posts tonight

2026-02-11 18:11:49 GMT

weird how so many democrats from competitive seats feel compelled to vote against the party line (and national interest), but republicans don't. makes you wonder if they are taking bad advice that has little to do with electoral performance, and GOP pols know this
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2026-01-31 13:00:28 GMT

Public opinion has shifted dramatically against the White House's approach to immigration enforcement, as captured in the rising % of adults who want to abolish ICE (now +12 among independents, per YouGov). Dems have a lot of leverage to push for reforms rn. [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-imm...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-immigration-tipping-point )
[The ICE shootings are a tippin...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-immigration-tipping-point )

2026-01-28 21:15:15 GMT

New low for Trump approval today, at 39% of U.S. adults on average across dozens of pollsters. [fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...](https://fiftyplusone.news/polls/approval/president )
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2026-01-25 02:10:17 GMT

YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
[substack.com/@gelliottmor...](https://substack.com/@gelliottmorris/note/c-204664112?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=a9pj )
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2026-01-24 18:26:11 GMT

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

2026-01-24 18:03:38 GMT

Why is Dem leadership not on the ground in MN? If the answer is “polls show Trump’s disapproval is only -15 on deportations, but -25 on prices,” thats a Bad Use Of Polling and a complete failure in their capacity as leaders to lead public opinion and fight for democracy and the rule of law

2026-01-18 20:05:24 GMT

Gallego ("moderate" Dem) is going with "ICE needs to be totally torn down" (not "reform and retrain"). This is a pivot point for the country on immigration. You have been seeing this in the data for a while, and now officials are snapping to the public opinion [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ice-is-a-7...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ice-is-a-70-30-issue-against-trump?r=a9pj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web )
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2025-12-17 16:54:06 GMT

i liked this graph [www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...](https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/features/2025-12-17/why-can-t-congress-agree-demographic-divides-not-redistricting )
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2025-12-08 21:33:20 GMT

i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
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2025-12-03 03:56:16 GMT

A recap of tonight's special election in TN-07 (plus a WAY-TOO-EARLY model of the 2026 midterms).
A swing of 13 points would put Dems over 250 seats in the U.S. House. A more reasonable scenario—say, D+6—still gives them the House, and maybe the Senate.
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-the-s...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-the-special-election-in-tennessees )
[What the special election in T...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/what-the-special-election-in-tennessees )

2025-12-01 20:32:15 GMT

it looks like the "mississippi" miracle in reading scores was due to be a pretty basic stats error in the design of the experimental study (selecting on the dependent variable)... a lotta people Got Got on this one! [statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/h...](https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/01/how-much-of-mississippis-education-miracle-is-an-artifact-of-selection-bias/ )
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2025-11-20 13:00:38 GMT

Good morning. I've got a banger new post out today that develops a new method for placing voters on the left-right ideological spectrum, and adds a new, "non-ideological"/affordability axis to usual way we chart & think about US voters (esp swing voters). [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-l...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-left-vs-right-most-voters )
[Not just left vs right: Most v...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-left-vs-right-most-voters )

2025-11-18 14:30:05 GMT

this is just a wild thing to tweet a week after democrats won a statewide in Georgia by 20 points. completely divorced from the current electoral environment
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2025-11-18 14:07:11 GMT

Here's a thread of results from our newest Strength In Numbers/ [@[email protected]](https://bsky.app/profile/verasight.bsky.social ) poll, out today:
- D+5 on generic ballot, grows to D+7 when voters are told Rs control Congress.
- Trump at -16 approval, underwater on inflation by 33 pts and on health care by 26
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-democrats-lead-the-2026 )
[New poll: Democrats lead the 2...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-democrats-lead-the-2026 )

2025-11-13 18:26:21 GMT

1/2 One of the big problems for the always-punching-left Democratic consultants is that they are waging ideological battles in public that actually _reinforce_ the left-wing image of the party that they are trying to fight. That is a risk they have decided
[substack.com/@lakshyajain...](https://substack.com/@lakshyajain/note/c-176876237?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=a9pj )
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2025-11-09 15:27:02 GMT

Ipsos finds Trump’s approval rating is decreasing almost entirely because of anti-incumbent economic anxiety. Approval rating among people who say the economy is the # 1 issue is -24pts since Jan. It’s stable for people who index on all other issues [www.ipsos.com/en-us/lesson...](https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/lessons-2025-elections )
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2025-11-06 15:50:26 GMT

If it's true that RealClearPolitics removed their polling average of the VA Attorney General race because it was wrong, that should really be the nail in the coffin for them. It's GOP polling propaganda that hasn't been rigorous or transparent in a long time ([www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-pollin...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-polling-website-where-republicans ))
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2025-11-05 03:34:48 GMT

not to bring the vibe down, but my guess is that after tonight Trump will probably double down on gerrymandering, voter suppression, and intimidation as tactics to disincentivize Dem turnout ahead of next year‘s midterms. (with margins like these, it won’t matter, but it’s a time to be vigilant)

2025-11-04 19:09:11 GMT

I have calculated a set of county-level benchmarks for following the statewide elections in VA, NJ, GA and PA tonight. This is smarter than just watching votes roll in because it helps account for unreported areas. Will update the spreadsheet as votes come in. Link: [docs.google.com/spreadsheets...](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19O3fYSlp32WSzzcFcaCYW0Vgoxou4dt2OG3Fsisjxag/edit?usp=sharing )
[2025 statewide elections bench...](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19O3fYSlp32WSzzcFcaCYW0Vgoxou4dt2OG3Fsisjxag/edit?usp=sharing )

2025-11-03 14:10:20 GMT

Trump posts his worst-ever net approval rating in a CNN poll this morning, 37% to 63% (-26) [s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26211915/cnn-poll-trump-midterms-east-wing-parties.pdf )
[s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2621...](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26211915/cnn-poll-trump-midterms-east-wing-parties.pdf )

2025-10-24 11:45:07 GMT

New polls from Gallup, YouGov, and out of Virginia show voters now trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the economy. Nationally, Dems now have a 4-point margin on the issue — an 18-point shift away from Trump since 2023. Time to update your priors
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-show...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-show-voters-trust-democrats )
[Polls show voters now trust De...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-show-voters-trust-democrats )

2025-10-22 02:37:48 GMT

we are at nearly at peak inflation level numbers on people seeing the economy as "getting worse"
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ke6f766al4swdugyvmvyipuo/post/3m3qsqtezhc2z
#note19qr…cap5

2025-10-20 02:45:41 GMT

There is a bias among pundits to eye-roll and dismiss Dem opposition to Trump (such as the No Kings protests) as predictable. But in terms of raw numbers (both events and participants), what we're seeing is much bigger than e.g. the Tea Party movement was. Dems are a high entropy system right now

2025-10-19 13:15:29 GMT

After adding new data to our spreadsheet, our central estimate of turnout for the No Kings Day protests yesterday has risen to 5.5 million, with an upper bound of 8.7 [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-kings-day-protests-likely )
[Second "No Kings Day" protests...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-kings-day-protests-likely )

2025-10-19 03:17:06 GMT

Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-kings-day-protests-likely )
[Second "No Kings Day" protests...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-kings-day-protests-likely )

2025-10-05 16:18:05 GMT

in a new post, trump claims he has a 65% approval rating. he is trying to manufacture consent. don't let him: [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-p...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-powerful-people-just-dont )
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2025-09-17 14:43:30 GMT

announcing my new think tank, the "people hate inflation, that's like 90% of why harris lost" institute

2025-09-16 00:44:47 GMT

Trump is preparing to target liberal non-profits and Democratic funding networks with executive orders as "punishment" for their alleged involvement in Charlie Kirk's murder. Meanwhile there's no evidence the shooter was left-wing & most political violence is right-wing [www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...](https://www.pbump.net/o/reassessing-the-fine-people-hoax-hoax/ )
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2025-09-07 14:03:00 GMT

If, 5 years from now, we are looking back under autocratic rule, thinking about when exactly democracy died in America, the president building a paramilitary goon squad to enforce a domestic political agenda will be top of the list. What do you want to have stood for when authoritarians took over?

2025-08-28 01:46:25 GMT

"Researcher who has distorted voter data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role" [www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/researcher-voter-data-2020-trump-election-integrity-rcna227494 )
[Researcher who has distorted v...](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/researcher-voter-data-2020-trump-election-integrity-rcna227494 )

2025-08-20 14:17:34 GMT

these people just fundamentally believe that only they have the legitimate right to political power [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-house-...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-house-map-from-tx-republicans )
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2025-07-22 16:57:42 GMT

Trump now at -40 approval with young people, down from roughly even at the start of his term, per YouGov. The buyers remorse with Gen Z is real
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2025-07-17 14:11:20 GMT

Trump’s immigration agenda is now pretty deep underwater, including by 30 points among independents
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2025-07-06 15:02:42 GMT

It didn't feel like it at the time, but in 2024 four key swing states — Arizona, Georgia, New Hampshire and North Carolina — were all more Democratic-leaning, relative to the nation as a whole, that an any point since 2004 [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/83-of-vote...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/83-of-voters-view-medicaid-favorably )
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2025-07-05 15:15:23 GMT

Trump’s approval rating on deportations is currently lower than his approval on the economy
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data )
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2025-07-01 16:40:06 GMT

It is worth noting that the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is incredibly unpopular. I haven't seen a single credible poll with support above 40% of adults.
And that's just if you ask people, "Do you support the OBBB." If you poll them about the individual components, it's 30+ points underwater.
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2025-06-27 16:48:37 GMT

Trump's approval on immigration and deportations plunged after Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sent to El Salvador. Then it sank again after Trump sent the military into Los Angeles—along with how voters rated his deportation policy. Approval on both issues is now down 20 points from the start of his term.
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2025-06-23 13:07:13 GMT

According to our polling average, Trump is underwater on immigration, the economy, inflation and (not pictured) foreign policy.
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data )
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2025-06-22 02:09:57 GMT

Two pertinent graphs from me tonight...
First, U.S. support for bombing Iran is very low — much lower than support was at the time for the American military attacking Afghanistan, Iraq, and ISIS.
Link: [www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-amer...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/polls-americans-oppose-us-bombing )
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2025-06-15 11:10:18 GMT

Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
["No Kings Day" protests turn o...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/no-kings-day-protests-turn-out-millions )

2025-06-13 17:28:47 GMT

New Reuters/Ipsos poll:
- 35% of adults approve of Trump’s response to LA protests
- 50% disapprove
By net +9 adults say the president has “gone too far with arrests of immigrants”
Other polls paint similar picture:
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/all-the-po...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/all-the-polls-on-the-la-protests )
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2025-06-10 15:46:55 GMT

YouGov poll, just out: "Should ICE agents be required to wear uniforms while making arrests?"
Yes: 68%
No: 18

2025-06-10 13:49:04 GMT

Brand-new polling from YouGov out this AM finds Trump's actions re: LA underwater. Double-digit disapproval on sending in Marines.
This should be a reality check for those people arguing the protests inherently help Trump bc his immigration approval # is positive.
[today.yougov.com/topics/polit...](https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/survey-results/daily/2025/06/10/50147/4 )
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2025-05-23 12:52:40 GMT

open chart, keep scrolling down
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/republican...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/republicans-want-you-to-pay-more )
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2025-05-19 15:16:27 GMT

The House GOP last night approved Medicaid cuts that will kick millions off insurance & shrink after-tax income for many families in the bottom income quintile
Hard to fathom how unpopular this is. Just 14% of voters wants to cut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts
[www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-a...](https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-americans-oppose-trumps )
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