Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:
Bad jobs all around...
According to Trump, the economy is “booming” and we’re “setting records every day.” Yeah, maybe records for corruption, broken promises, and sus behavior...
While the latest jobs report contained some encouraging metrics, the report also contained more red flags than a guy holding a fish and “not looking for anything serious” on Hinge.
Voters simply do not believe available jobs can comfortably provide for their needs. And by a +17-point margin, likely voters say that they would not describe the jobs available on the market today as being “good-paying,” and this includes 64% of Democrats, 58% of Independents, and 42% of Republicans.

We know Trump thinks it’s his job to golf and post about his enemies, but maybe he should focus on actually improving the job market and lowering the cost of living. Ya know, the things that were clearly top of mind for the voters that elected him in 2024! If only we could have seen this dynamic coming.
Read the full poll here.
Power to the people ✊
If you live in the U.S., it can feel like our country is just three big corporations in a trenchcoat. Want to cancel a gym membership, avoid being tracked all over the Internet, or inquire about that random fee on your utility bill? Sorry, but you’re going to have to sacrifice your first-born child or make a blood oath to Satan if you want to be treated well by MegaCorp Monopoly #5.
A recent Data for Progress national survey finds that Americans overwhelmingly (79%) think corporations hold "a great deal" or "some" power over consumers. And at the same time, a majority say they have little or no trust in the U.S. government to protect their rights, and they have low confidence in their own ability as consumers to influence corporate behavior directly.

But hope is not lost! A quarter of Americans (25%) say they have taken a consumer action in the past year, such as boycotting a company, signing a petition related to corporate behavior, or contacting a company directly. And this number could be significantly larger if consumer groups organized a coordinated campaign.
Lorelei Salas, the former Supervision Director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, emphasized this polling in a new piece for DFP Insights this week, in which she calls for a new consumer movement to rein in corporate power.
Banks, big tech, and large retailers — they all depend on the business of American consumers. Yes, this administration is making it easier for them to operate unregulated, but they still need us, the consumer, to purchase their goods and services. At a time when there is such little political will to stand up to corporate power and existing laws are substandard, consumer behavior is a crucial lever of power.
Period!
Read the full poll here.
DFP In The News
New York Times: Are the Democrats Dead or Alive?
Semafor: Trump drives up housing costs, liberal group says
HuffPost: Why Donald Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein Cover-Up Matters
Fox5 New York: NYC mayoral race: Who wins in a 1v1 with Mamdani?
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