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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · Jul 10

6/ The key is organized efforts focused on getting and keeping the unpopular parts of the bill -- especially the Medicaid cuts -- on the agenda and mobilizing voters against them. While this will be harder today than in 2017-18, our survey suggests voters will be VERY receptive.

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · Jul 10

5/ And big unpopular policies like those cuts can break through -- even without going into effect. Think the failed ACA repeal and replace effort in 2017, which devastated Republicans in 2018. Our survey shows Senators who voted for this bill are vulnerable:

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · Jul 10

4/ This is consistent with a larger problem: the voters who need to be mobilized are generally less attentive to politics, and Republicans have proved much more adept than Democrats at dominating the kinds of media that reach less attentive voters. Even so, the Medicaid cuts have gotten attention!

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · Jul 10

3/ Now for the bad news: most voters know surprisingly little about the bill. They've heard about "no tax on tips" and "no tax on overtime"--small provisions relative to the big tax cuts for the rich (and not very helpful to most working folks).

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · Jul 10

2/ This is particularly true of Republicans--who go from 54% support of the bill to 61% opposition when they are shown how it will change the average after-tax income of households in the top 1% vs. bottom 20% of the income distribution.

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · Jul 10

Republicans' hugely unpopular bill is law; will they pay the electoral price for it they should? My research with @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social for @equitablegrowth.bsky.social has good news: voters informed about the bill's effects overwhelmingly oppose it. equitablegrowth.org/americans-in...

Americans informed about the distributional effects of Republicans’ tax and budget bill overwhelmingly oppose it

Republicans’ tax and budget bill would, if enacted, be the most regressive U.S. tax and budget law in at least the past four decades.

equitablegrowth.org

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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · Jun 27

This megabill GOP lawmakers are trying to shove through polls very poorly as is. And when Yale's @jacobhacker.bsky.social & ‪Patrick Sullivan showed folks how the combined tax and spending cuts affect family finances, BOY did they hate it. Even Republicans thought it stunk! Via @motherjones.com

Ordinary Republicans hate Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill"—once they know what it does

Solid support turns to strong opposition, a new Yale study shows.

www.motherjones.com

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · Jun 28

Sorry, @Patrick-sullivan.bsky.social also (not surprisingly) pointed this out!

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · Jun 27

I said he should do my graphics in the future; now I’m thinking he should also do all my TV appearances!

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · Jun 27

@justinwolfers.bsky.social discussing how unbelievably unpopular the Big Beautiful Bill becomes among REPUBLICANS when you show them how much it takes from ordinary Americans to pad the pockets of the rich, based on the survey @basicmountain.bsky.social and I did. Grateful he’s spreading the word!

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jun 27

"once you understand the reality of what this bill does, it turns out to be incredibly unpopular."

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · Jun 26

Republicans recoil when they learn about the the reserve-Robin Hood effects of their own party's signature policy bill. Honestly, @basicmountain.bsky.social and I were gobsmacked by how large these effects were in our survey experiment. Also, @justinwolfers.bsky.social should create all our figures!

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jun 25

When Republican voters learn that the "Big Beautiful Bill" takes from the poor to give to the rich, they oppose it.

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Opinion Today @opiniontoday.bsky.social · Jun 25

How Awful Is the Republican Megabill? Here Are Four of the Worst Parts.
(@jacobhacker.bsky.social‬ and @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social, New York Times-unlocked)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...

Opinion | How Awful Is the Republican Megabill? Here Are Four of the Worst Parts.

www.nytimes.com

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Patrick Sullivan @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social · Jun 25

I don’t typically post much, but I’m excited to share a guest essay co-authored with @jacobhacker.bsky.social which was published today in the @nytimes.com, as well as two reports we just published at the @equitablegrowth.bsky.social on Republican’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

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Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social · Jun 25

"It would shift more resources up the income ladder than any bill passed since scorekeepers started keeping track."

In this opinion piece, @jacobhacker.bsky.social and @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social highlight four most regressive aspects of the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...

Opinion | The Four Ugliest Points About the Big Beautiful Bill

www.nytimes.com

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Yale ISPS @ispsyale.bsky.social · Jun 23

It's the economy, stupid. Right? A new tool, now at Yale, seeks to rethink how we measure economic success: bit.ly/44fqeon @jacobhacker.bsky.social

A map of the United States showing the CORE Score for each county, colored on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being red and 10 being blue.

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · May 20

Day 2 of "The Promises and challenges of Governance in Blue Trifectas" starts at noon ET today. Day 1 was revelatory, and today we have an amazing group of experts, advocates, and policymakers discussing housing affordability and decarbonization. Sign up below! 👇

Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · May 8

Really excited about this online convening May 19-20 to better understand the contemporary challenges and opportunities of Democratic governance in blue trifectas. Important for housing, climate, inflation, and so much more -- especially today! Register: t.co/Pm4bIJHn1O

Title of the convening with an image of a donkey superimposed over maps of Massachusetts and California

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · May 8

Really excited about this online convening May 19-20 to better understand the contemporary challenges and opportunities of Democratic governance in blue trifectas. Important for housing, climate, inflation, and so much more -- especially today! Register: t.co/Pm4bIJHn1O

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · May 15

How the economic and political geography of the United States fuels right-wing populism—and what the Democratic Party can do about it…with Paul Pierson… via @equitablegrowth.bsky.social equitablegrowth.org/how-the-econ...

How the economic and political geography of the United States fuels right-wing populism—and what the Democratic Party can do about it

The shifting coalitional bases of America’s two major parties and how they are related to political-economic geography.

equitablegrowth.org

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · May 14

So grateful to be joining a truly amazing set of fellow fellows at the American Academy in Berlin (@americanacademy.bsky.social)--including @oonahathaway.bsky.social.

@cape-team.bsky.social is doubly represented with @chloethurston.bsky.social joining, too! www.americanacademy.de/announcing-t...

www.americanacademy.de

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · May 8

Pamelists cont'd: @profschleich.bsky.social @annemariegray.bsky.social @katenrg.bsky.social Collon Kennedy @vickibeen.bsky.social @agerney.bsky.social @samtricketts.bsky.social @willtoor.bsky.social Dave Weiskopf Lara R Skinner

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · May 8

Presented by BESI & the American Political Economy eXchange @ispsyale.bsky.social
Organizers: Paul Pierson @jacobhacker.bsky.social @samtrachtman.bsky.social @cselmendorf.bsky.social Libby Murphy

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · May 8

Really excited about this online convening May 19-20 to better understand the contemporary challenges and opportunities of Democratic governance in blue trifectas. Important for housing, climate, inflation, and so much more -- especially today! Register: t.co/Pm4bIJHn1O

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Washington Center for Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth.bsky.social · Apr 29

The event will showcase speakers, including @jamiemccallum.bsky.social @adamdean.bsky.social @jacobhacker.bsky.social, along with moderators @jerusalem.bsky.social and Jia Lynn Yang, with more to come!

🚨 Also feat. former Sen. Sherrod Brown as a keynote speaker

RSVP ➡️ web.cvent.com/event/a88d72...

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Jacob Hacker @jacobhacker.bsky.social · May 7

How do we reduce the appeal of right-wing populism in the U.S. through economic policy? Such a privilege to be part of this important effort tackling this fundamental question!

Alex Hertel-Fernandez @awhf.bsky.social · May 2

The essay accompanies an AMAZING set of essays we have from folks including @jacobhacker.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, @povertyscholar.bsky.social, @timbartik.bsky.social, @adamdean.bsky.social, Kathy Cramer, Jon Cohen, Yotam Margalit,and many others! 6/

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