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Kamala riding wave of enthusiasm from brat summer to demure fall
Kamala Harris. Sheās very demure ([link removed]) ! She doesnāt look like a clown when she goes to work, sheās very mindful. A lot of you girls go to presidential debates looking like Beavis and pick a running mate that looks like Butthead. Not demure!
New Data for Progress polling ([link removed]) finds that voters appreciate a candidate who is demure, mindful, and just not weird and creepy as hell. From the beginning of the year to Bidenās exit, Harris was viewed favorably by an average of 41% of voters and unfavorably by an average of 54%. Since July 21, her average favorability rating has become net-positive, with 50% viewing her favorably and 48% viewing her unfavorably.
This includes a +11-point increase in average favorability among Democrats and a +15-point increase among Independents who don't lean toward either party.
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Itās been a great August for Hotties for Kamala Harris. Weāve been tanning by the pool, unburdened by what has been, drinking pina coladas, and getting excited to throw out fascism in November.
Voter enthusiasm among Democrats has surged since Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee: prior to Biden's exit, 41% of Democratic voters said they were more excited about voting in 2024 than usual, compared to an average of 61% today.
And unsurprisingly, voters think Tim Walz is a more effective vice presidential pick than JD Vance by a +8-point margin. Weād send our condolences to Vance, but heās too busy making weird comments ([link removed]) about women again.
Read the full poll here ([link removed]) .
Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:
An Olympic gold medal for a popular progressive agenda
In between hanging out with Theo Von ([link removed]) and hosting āBasketball with Bernie ([link removed]) ā events in Vermont, Senator Sanders took time out of his regular schedule this month to collaborate with Data for Progress on a new poll. ([link removed])
Check out what Bernie had to say about the findings ā¤µļø
One of the key findings of the poll is that, on core economic issues, by a wide margin, voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who favors expanding social security benefits by making the wealthy pay the same tax rate as the working class. They strongly support a candidate who favors expanding Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing needs, who favors cutting the cost of prescription drugs in half by making sure that Americans pay no more than what they pay in Europe or Canada, and who favors hiking taxes on the rich and multinational corporations so that they pay their fair share.
In other words: campaigning on an economic agenda that speaks to the needs of working families is a winning formula for Kamala Harris and Democrats in November. Indeed, it is the formula that could give Harris the sort of victory that sweeps in a Democratic Senate and House and allows her to govern in the best tradition of Franklin Rooseveltās New Deal and Joe Bidenās Build Back Better program.
I donāt usually say that candidates should pay attention to the polls. But, in this instance, Democrats should do just that.
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Read the full op-ed by Senator Bernie Sanders here ([link removed]) .
If Lina Khan has a million fans I am one of themā¦
Under the Biden administration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), led by Chair Lina Khan, has implemented an aggressive strategy on antitrust enforcement in an effort to protect consumers and rein in some of the nationās largest corporations, especially Big Tech and Big Pharma. New Data for Progress polling ([link removed]) finds that many of these recent actions by the FTC are widely popular among likely voters across party lines.
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Inrecent days ([link removed]) , the FTC has made strides in finalizing a āclick to cancelā rule, requiring companies to allow for easy cancellation of subscriptions. This proposal is overwhelmingly popular across party lines ā supported by 83% of voters, including 85% of Democrats, 86% of Independents, and 80% of Republicans.
Now if Lina Khan actually allows us to cancel our gym memberships without needing to come up with an insane story to give Planet Fitness (weāve heard that saying youāve been sent to prison for storming the Capitol works), she probably deserves the Medal of Freedom.
Read the full poll here ([link removed]) .
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Vox: Biden wants to free you from all those subscriptions you meant to cancel but didnāt ([link removed])
Washington Post:Itās not just vibes. Harris is polling really well. ([link removed])
538: D ([link removed]) o people really think Republicans are 'weird'? ([link removed])
538: Americans really like the child tax credit ([link removed])
Newsweek: Exclusive: Bernie Sanders on How Kamala Harris Can Win ([link removed])
HuffPost: These Trans People And Their Families Can't Afford To Flee To A Friendlier State ([link removed])
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