Here are some other highlights from DFP over the past week:
DFP’s BAMF gets a Hill feature
We’re super excited about this one: Our political director, Marcela Mulholland, was featured in a profile for The Hill this week!
One of the highlights is this quote, which applies to both our theory of change here at Data for Progress and Democrats’ path to victory in the future:
“‘I think investing in young people who care about politics is one of the main ways that you can ensure that the Democratic Party and our politics more broadly reflects the needs of the generations that are going to be most impacted by the decisions that are made today,’ Mulholland said.”
So true, bestie. Read the full feature here.
Mandela Barnes could unseat Jon Ossoff as the hottest man in the Senate
Wisconsin’s 2022 Senate race is a top Democratic priority for two reasons. There’s the Democratic imperative of keeping control of the Senate — and the moral imperative of unseating the guy who chose World AIDS Day to talk about how AIDS was “overhyped.” But may we posit a third, and very important reason, why we need to flip Wisconsin blue: We’d have the chance to elect Mandela Barnes, who’s progressive, popular, and hot as hell.
New Data for Progress polling shows that right now, he has the best shot at winning a crowded Democratic primary. He far outpaces every candidate in name recognition and favorability, including against billionaire Bucks executive Alex Lasry and Wisconsin state treasurer Sarah Godlewski — and in a matchup, he sweeps the vote, with 39 percent of voters throwing their support behind him.
Read the full analysis from senior analyst Evangel Penumaka here.
We need to ~ Wyden ~ access to insulin
Apologies in advance to Sen. Ron Wyden’s office, but the pun was too good to pass up. This week, Sen. Wyden wrote a blog for Data for Progress highlighting the importance of including insulin price caps as part of Build Back Better. Insulin costs have skyrocketed to as much as $300 for a month’s supply, due to corporate greed. But Build Back Better has a key provision that would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug costs, allowing insulin costs to cap at $35 a month.
New Data for Progress polling shows that voters across the political spectrum widely support the proposal. Eighty-seven percent of all likely voters, including 94 percent of Democrats and 82 percent of Republicans, support capping insulin costs at $35 per month — making this one of the most popular provisions of the BBB framework.
Read the full blog from Sen. Wyden here.
It’s still the economy, stupid
Despite a legislative agenda that includes ending a war and slashing child poverty, President Biden remains historically unpopular — and it’s because Americans’ wallets are pinched right now. The prices for gas and food have gone way up, and Americans are spending more than ever on the basics.
Previous Data for Progress polling suggests that there’s a direct correlation between rising gas prices and the unpopularity of a President. But in a new Data for Progress report, we take a deeper look at what voters are currently afraid of when it comes to economic anxiety — and outline President Biden’s path forward to alleviating that anxiety and making lasting change.
Read the full blog from Press Secretary Ahmad Ali and co-founder Colin McAuliffe here.
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