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It’s the truck for every dude in your life trying to compensate

We know it’s hard to find joy in these trying times. But next time you get cut off by some asshole driving a Cybertruck, you can feel confident that nearly everyone around you hates them just as much as you do.

In a ✨ newsletter exclusive ✨ poll ([link removed]) , we showed voters a picture of the Tesla Cybertruck and asked them whether or not it’s a well-designed car. A solid 75% of voters, including 66% of Republicans, say it isn’t. It’s got to be tough for Musk’s ego, which is about as fragile as a Cybertruck window ([link removed]) .

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We don’t know about y’all, but we’re not super eager to buy a car from the guy who can’t accurately say how much money DOGE has cancelled ([link removed]) or build a tunnel system that goes more than 35 miles per hour ([link removed]) . And while we’re not engineering experts here at DFP, we think Americans are quite justified in being wary of a truck that keeps bursting into flames ([link removed]) at nearly the rate of Elon’s own rockets ([link removed]) .

Read the full poll here ([link removed]) .

Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:

A republic, if you can sell it for profit

It’s hard to look at the state of the government these days and think it's anything other than three tech billionaires in a trenchcoat. Can all these rich guys just screw off to the White Lotus, work out their weird insecurities, and leave the rest of us alone?

Thankfully, the man, the myth, the legend Bernie Sanders kicked off ([link removed]) his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour across the country, and he’s been met by large, energetic crowds. Wow, meeting voters where they are and mobilizing them to fight for a working class agenda, what a concept! cc: Congressional Democrats.

In a new poll ([link removed]) , we find that a majority of voters can identify the definition of “oligarchy,” or a government where power is concentrated in the hands of a small, wealthy elite. And 60% of voters say the U.S. is at least “somewhat” of an oligarchy, which makes sense when you take a look at *gestures broadly.*

And when asked to select whether the U.S. is heading toward a more democratic system or an oligarchy, 48% of voters — including 67% of Democrats and 61% of Independents — say the U.S. is becoming more oligarchic.

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A separate DFP poll ([link removed]) also finds that while an overwhelming majority of voters think it is important that the U.S. remains a democracy, only a slim majority think U.S. democracy is currently working well. Sixty-seven percent of Republicans say democracy is working well, which gives the energy of a toddler throwing a tantrum, breaking their favorite toy, and then getting it replaced by their parents ([link removed]) . Just saying.

Read the full polls here ([link removed]) and here ([link removed]) .

The state of the unions are strong!

We promise that if you can manage to get your plans out of the group chat and organize your friends for a weekend trip to Miami, you can organize your coworkers to form a union. And instead of a bad hangover and a sunburn, you actually get better pay and working conditions. Maybe make a union interest meeting your next Partiful invite?

A new poll ([link removed]) from Data for Progress and BlueGreen Alliance finds that voters think that unions would help with benefits, wages, safety, job security, and satisfaction in the workplace.

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While it is currently legal in the U.S. for employers to directly campaign their workers to dissuade them from unionizing, union neutrality agreements are commitments made by companies to not engage in a campaign to discourage their workers from organizing a union.

After learning what a union neutrality agreement is, a bipartisan majority of voters (63%) say they support the use of such agreements, including 68% of Democrats, 64% of Independents, and 57% of Republicans.

Honestly, with the success of Severance lately, it’s a shame that our favorite TV shows don’t have more storylines about unions and worker solidarity. Can you imagine Dwight Schrute on a picket line? Or a writers' strike at 30 Rock? Honestly, someone should help the Real Housewives unionize (we’re actually ([link removed]) serious about this, btw).

Read the full poll here ([link removed]) .

DFP In The News

Daily Kos: Are voters really anti-immigration? Plus, the most polarizing country ([link removed])

Politico: Politico Nightly ([link removed])

The 19th: Can LGBTQ+ Arizonans still feel safe in their state? ([link removed])

Carbon Herald: New Survey Shows Most US Voters Haven't Heard About CDR, But Favor Its Development Once Informed ([link removed])

NOTUS: Inside the Democratic Battle to Go Viral ([link removed])

The Atlantic: You May Miss Wokeness ([link removed])

Outlier Media: Detroiters should have more power in community benefits process, researchers say ([link removed])
KUNC: Voters concerned about economic effects of U.S. Forest Service and National Parks layoffs, poll finds ([link removed])

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