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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 12h

Are midterms going to happen before this Tigers/Mariners game ends?

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 13h

In the retirement home in the distant future: they should have bunted

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 15h

Here's the link BTW: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Ultimate Election Stats

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 15h

Here's the thing, Democrats did the best with educated people in 2020, but Dems lost the 2024 election pretty much because of low education shifts... In our 100K district spreadsheet, the education shift between <25% Bach attainment vs 50%+ was 37% in 2020, 41% in 2024.

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 16h

Very Broadly in Presidential Elections:

2012: Peak racial polarization
2016: Peak Urban/Rural divide
2024: Peak education divide (so far)

I don't really think 2020 was peak in anything, as the college educated/non educated gap was bigger in 2024.

Thoughts?

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 21h

Kansas City Metro area (Missouri only) in districts of 30,000 people. The core Dem area is mostly made up of highly educated white areas near the KS-MO border, and majority black areas in and around downtown KCMO. All in all, there's 43 districts. Which metro should I do next?

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 22h

I would call it hypocrisy, but I don't even think it's that, because they kind of use these "accusations" as justification for what stupid things they want to do

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 1d

LINK: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ElectionCord Polling Aggregate

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 1d

I'm working on adding new polling averages on our database, first I'm working on Democrat, Republican, and Congress approval/favorability ratings.

Polls since September 1st:
Dems: 36 Fav/57 Unfav
Reps: 40 Fav/53 Unfav
Congress: 29 Fav/58 Unfav (ouch)

Database is down below.

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 1d

Uh no but it's better than nothing, also is there such a big cultural deficit? Trump is super unpopular

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 1d

Check out all of our maps at electioncord.com, like our ethnicity map!

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ELECTIONCORD – Political Consulting with a Demographic Focus

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 1d

I suspect that Democrats just did not focus enough on keeping these "solidly Democratic" voters engaged, and thus turnout actually went down. If they aren't already, Sherrill and company NEED to spend a lot of money on Spanish language ads.

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 1d

One big thing to watch in New Jersey's Governor race is the turnout rate in minority areas. If you look at turnout from 2016-24 at the presidential level, almost everywhere had big increases in turnout... one of the exceptions being minority areas in New Jersey.

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 2d

Trump doesn't have a mandate to do WHATEVER he wants, almost every poll shows that, like this new one from Pew Research. 66% of people say that he has used his office improperly to punish those who say things he does not like.

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 2d

In the latest Navigator Research poll, they asked what people thought about both the Affordable Care Act, and Obamacare. Of course, they're the exact same thing, but that didn't stop about 20% of Republicans from changing their mind about it.

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 3d

We're trying something out... We would appreciate it if you just took a couple minutes to fill out our poll, and if you have any suggestions feel free to let us know!

It asks basic stuff like Trump's approval, and it's 18 questions.

LINK: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ElectionCord "Poll"

A poll done by ElectionCord. NOTE: this poll is completely anonymous, e-mails aren't recorded.

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 3d

We're trying something out... We would appreciate it if you just took a couple minutes to fill out our poll, and if you have any suggestions feel free to let us know!

It asks basic stuff like Trump's approval, and it's 18 questions.

LINK: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ElectionCord "Poll"

A poll done by ElectionCord. NOTE: this poll is completely anonymous, e-mails aren't recorded.

docs.google.com

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 3d

YouGov's latest poll asked about whether people favor or oppose military in large US cities... and it's quite unpopular. The only people that really favor it are conservatives, but I would be interested to see the crosstabs by if they live in an urban/suburban/rural area.

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 4d

NEW ARTICLE OUT: We quickly go over the (potential) new maps in Utah, and a quick breakdown over what we think Democratic candidates should focus on when running in the competitive districts on the map.

LINK: electioncord.com/breakdown-of...

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 4d

This dude is the real puppet master anyways, Dems probably need to attack him just to protect the country

ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 4d

By the way, since we cover the LDS church being such a big factor in the state, if you want to know how they got to be such a big player in American religion, you should watch this Mr. Beat video!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t64...

Why Are Mormons?

YouTube video by Mr. Beat

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 4d

NEW ARTICLE OUT: We quickly go over the (potential) new maps in Utah, and a quick breakdown over what we think Democratic candidates should focus on when running in the competitive districts on the map.

LINK: electioncord.com/breakdown-of...

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 4d

I'm pretty sure that ICE has done all that to American citizens though

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ElectionCord @electioncord.com · 4d

HarrisX had 17% of Dems approving of Trump, and this makes no sense considering the average is around 8%. Also, just think about it, do about 1/5 Democrats really approve of Trump?

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