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Peter Eric Enns is an American Biblical scholar and theologian. He has written widely on hermeneutics, Christianity and science, historicity… more

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kwcollins.bsky.social
More great work from @gelliottmorris.com and the @verasight.bsky.social team on synthetic samples. The area where it is probably most enthusiastically embraced is market research ... turns out it doesn't work well for simulating consumer behavior either www.verasight.io/reports/coff...
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verasight.bsky.social
In Verasight’s second synthetic data paper, @gelliottmorris.com, Ben Leff and @peterenns.bsky.social find that the performance of synthetic samples does not consistently improve (and can perform worse) with additional administrative data or real survey responses. Link in the thread.
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by Peter K. Enns

peterenns.bsky.social
Awesome seeing @verasight.bsky.social mentioned in Paul Krugman and @gelliottmorris.com's conversation!
gelliottmorris.com
G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 11d
in which paul krugman and i talk about politics and things: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-ag...
Talking (Again) With G. Elliott Morris
What polls are and aren't telling us right now
paulkrugman.substack.com
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gelliottmorris.com
in which paul krugman and i talk about politics and things: paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-ag...
Talking (Again) With G. Elliott Morris
What polls are and aren't telling us right now
paulkrugman.substack.com
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verasight.bsky.social
#APSA25 by @apsa.bsky.social kicked off yesterday in Vancouver. Come find Verasight at booth 213 to:
• Add a free question to our omnibus survey
• Enter our $250 credit giveaway

Looking forward to connecting with fellow researchers.
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verasight.bsky.social
Our recent polls have been featured in @cnn.com, @nytimes.com, and by the Governor of California’s office. Our work is also being cited by columnists like @jamellebouie.net to help interpret public sentiment on national issues.

We’re proud to support organizations seeking representative insights.
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gelliottmorris.com
Didn't catch this until now: Our Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll was mentioned in CNN's coverage of Trump's approach to handling crime www.cnn.com/2025/08/27/p...
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verasight.bsky.social
Six members of the Verasight team will be attending #APSA2025, hosted by @apsa.bsky.social‬, from 9/11-9/13 in Vancouver.

We’re offering attendees the opportunity to add a free question to our next omnibus survey and be entered into a $250 Verasight credit giveaway. See you there. #APSA25
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by Peter K. Enns

peterenns.bsky.social
I'm looking forward to joining this @aapor.bsky.social webinar. Rebecca Steinbach and Deji Suolang will also be presenting.
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by Peter K. Enns

peterenns.bsky.social
I'm excited to join Deji Suolang and Rebecca Steinbach on Friday 8/29 for this @aapor.bsky.social webinar. I will be discussing Jonathan Colner, Anusha Kumar, @juliuslagodny.bsky.social, and my 2024 presidential election forecast (which correctly forecasted every state and the popular vote).
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gelliottmorris.com
In polling world, “synthetic sampling” (using LLMs to replace human respondents) has been getting a lot of attention recently. Last wk, Ipsos announced a synthetic panel!

But does it actually work? Here’s a white paper I wrote: “Your Polls on ChatGPT”

report.verasight.io/synthetic-sa...
Synthetic Sampling Report | Verasight
A report on the challenges of "synthetic sampling" for public opinion polling.
report.verasight.io
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gelliottmorris.com
I’ve been working with @verasight.bsky.social on various AI projects (including this and some other experiments, results TBD) and here’s a standout quote:

"Fully one-quarter of executives told us they thought AI systems could replace all or most of their jobs"

report.verasight.io/ai-report-ju...
The Age of AI Report - July 2025 | Verasight
Survey Report
report.verasight.io
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by Joanna Bryson — Reposted by: Peter K. Enns

gelliottmorris.com
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...
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Reposted by: Peter K. Enns, David G. Rand, David Lazer , and 2 more

dgrand.bsky.social
🚨 Call for Abstracts!
I'm excited to announce the 2nd workshop on Directions of Polarization, Social Norms, and Trust in Societies
@ MIT on Dec 5-6
Keynotes from
@bgoldberg.bsky.social & @adamberinsky.bsky.social

🗓️ Deadline to submit: July 14, 2025
🔗 sites.google.com/view/polariz...
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gelliottmorris.com
The "Abundance Agenda" is broadly popular, per our new June Strength In Numbers/ @verasight.bsky.social poll.

The exception is for local zoning reforms.

Here’s our alternative to the other pretty obviously biased polls floating around on the subject: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-appr...
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gelliottmorris.com
One huge upside of our independent poll with @verasight.bsky.social : Not having to publish in peer-reviewed journals or sell party strategy means we can publish null effects!

We tested economics and immigration messaging. Fx are too small to pick up.

More: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-appr...
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kwcollins.bsky.social
Some of the best, most creative public polling in America is coming from @gelliottmorris.com's substack. Everyone should be asking more open ends like this one.

This is a call to subscribe, and also to every other public pollster to up their game.

www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-appr...
New poll: Trump and deportations unpopular with voters, Dems up 8 in House vote
More: 60% see ethics/corruption problems in Trump administration, and the "Abundance Agenda" is popular (except zoning reform)
www.gelliottmorris.com
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by Peter K. Enns

peterenns.bsky.social
Insights from @gelliottmorris.com on June Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll dropping Monday.

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craigstetter.bsky.social
My latest, via @mprnews.org, seeks to answer the question:

Which state is better: Minnesota, Wisconsin or Iowa?

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... cc: @apmresearchlab.org

data: @verasight.bsky.social's #aapor25 survey
The great Upper Midwest standoff: Nation thinks Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa are all 'equally good'
A national survey finally addresses the age-old question: “Which state is better? Minnesota, Wisconsin or Iowa?” The most popular answer? “All are equally good.”
www.mprnews.org
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by Peter K. Enns

peterenns.bsky.social
Cool analysis from @gelliottmorris.com using latest Strength In Numbers / @verasight.bsky.social survey: What voters think about Trump, in their own words open.substack.com/pub/gelliott...
What voters think about Trump, in their own words
Republicans said the president is doing "great," while Democrats think he's "chaotic" and "treasonous"
open.substack.com
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by Peter K. Enns

peterenns.bsky.social
Indeed, striking how these over-time patterns align with the results from @gelliottmorris.com's clever survey experiment the May Strength In Numbers/@verasight.bsky.social survey!
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by Peter K. Enns

peterenns.bsky.social
Excited to see the contributions to this month's Strength in Numbers/@verasight.bsky.social survey.

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verasight.bsky.social
Attending #ICA25?
Stop by Verasight Booth #219 from June 12th - 15th to explore #surveyresearch and #dataquality! Add a free question to our next national survey! @icahdq.bsky.social
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gelliottmorris.com
I'm starting to plan the questions for our second Strength In Numbers/Verasight survey, coming mid-June.

We want the poll to be collaborative and transparent, to increase trust in polling and help people understand the full process behind polls.

Send Qs here: www.gelliottmorris.com/survey/3050926
Strength In Numbers | G. Elliott Morris | Substack
Independent, data-driven analysis of politics, public opinion, and democracy. A community for thinking smarter with data. Click to read Strength In Numbers, by G. Elliott Morris, a Substack…
www.gelliottmorris.com
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craigstetter.bsky.social
Great presenting on civic participation & elections at #AAPOR25, alongside
@masahiko-aida.bsky.social, Dino P. Christenson of Wash U
Oliver Corpus of Loyola Marymount,
@peterenns.bsky.social of @verasight.bsky.social, & my co-author Penn State's Eric Plutzer

@aapor.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org
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verasight.bsky.social
The @verasight.bsky.social Team is looking forward to presenting "Why Measuring Demographic Variables Is Harder Than You Think (And What to Do About It)" today at 4:15pm in Midway Suite 7/8. #AAPOR2025 @aapor.bsky.social Learn more here:
Why Measuring Demographic Variables Is Harder Than You Think (And What to do About it)
Demographic variables, such as race, ethnicity, gender, education, age, and inc...
aapor.confex.com
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verasight.bsky.social
Check out the @verasight.bsky.social team's recent research on the future of election polling: medium.com/3streams/the...
The Future of Election Polls
How to increase accuracy and lower costs with online nonprobability surveys
medium.com
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by Peter K. Enns

peterenns.bsky.social
The panel includes an amazing lineup of experts on AI and Survey Research including @davmicrot.bsky.social, @soubhikbarari.bsky.social, @stephnie.bsky.social, and more!!: aapor.confex.com/aapor/2025/m...
The Future of AI and Survey Research
aapor.confex.com
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heathbrown.bsky.social
New from @peterenns.bsky.social et al medium.com/3streams/the...
The Future of Election Polls
How to increase accuracy and lower costs with online nonprobability surveys
medium.com
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gelliottmorris.com
NEW Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll out this AM. We find cuts to Medicaid deeply unpopular (58% oppose to 14%), Trump underwater on most issues (-16 net approval), Democrats ahead on the generic ballot by 6 points, and Harris leading a 2024 rematch

Full results in this thread
New poll: Americans oppose cuts to Medicaid, want Democrats to control the U.S. House
...and Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 rematch. Results from the inaugural Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll
www.gelliottmorris.com
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