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Data for Podcast
We’re bringing back 2015 and launching a podcast (yeah, we know, we rolled our eyes too). But it’s fun! “On Offense” will break down weekly message testing and polling to help the left go, well, on offense, against right-wing extremism. In our first episode, DFP’s own Marcela Mulholland and McKenzie Wilson host and break down our latest polling and message testing on abortion.
After the draft of the Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health leaked, Policymakers in blue states are rushing to pass laws protecting and expanding abortion access for their constituents and for people who may be forced to travel to their states to seek care. In a recent memo, we provide abortion policy recommendations under four thematic headlines: supporting people forced to travel for care; expanding Medicaid and insurance coverage of abortion; reducing cost as a barrier to care; and ending abortion stigma and misinformation. We also draw upon the work of the California Future of Abortion Council’s policy blueprint, including 45 policies California can adopt to protect and expand abortion access for Californians and abortion travelers from outside the state.
Learn more about DFP’s polling, message testing, and policy recommendations in under 30 minutes by listening to On Offense. For a more expansive breakdown of policy recommendations, read the memo here.
Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:
End Legal Slavery in State Prisons
Legal slavery exists today on American soil because of a loophole in the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery but allowed it to remain legal “as a punishment for crime.” A new poll of 622 likely voters in New York from Data for Progress, Next100, and #FixThe13thNY finds that New Yorkers want to improve working conditions for the incarcerated, raise prison wages, and end the practice of legal slavery in the state.
Among all likely voters in New York, 76 percent want to expand the number of vocational and career training opportunities for those who are in prison, by a net margin of +58 points. The support extends across parties, with Democrats (84 percent), Independents (79 percent), and Republicans (59 percent) all wanting to expand vocational and training opportunities. Moreover, 89 percent of Black New Yorkers support the proposal.
Overall, 59 percent of New Yorkers support raising the minimum wage and ending forced labor in state prisons, even after hearing opposing arguments (by a net margin of +27 points). This includes 75 percent of Democrats, 76 percent of Black New Yorkers, and 68 percent of Latina/o New Yorkers.
It’s hard to overstate how important this work is. Read the full polling analysis here and for more information or to join the campaign to end legal slavery in New York, visit: https://thenext100.org/project/fixthe13thny/.
Children on TikTok are Menaces
New polling by Data for Progress and Accountable Tech reveals that large majorities of voters and parents across California are concerned by Big Tech’s business practices around child users, and believe platforms are unsafe for children. However, the DFP staff agrees that they should be equally concerned about how 12 year olds are getting millions of views trading fidget toys with themselves on TikTok. Regardless — we find that 90 percent of California voters support the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which would require Big Tech to provide much stronger protections for children (ergo viewer experience) on their platforms.
Seventy-one percent of California voters, including 70 percent of parents, believe that social media platforms are unsafe for children.
The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act would require technology companies to turn on the highest privacy settings when they identify a child user, limit their collection of children’s data, and consider the best interests of children when designing a product. Unfortunately, it does not eliminate their ability to surpass our net worth with slime video revenue. The bipartisan bill is supported by 90 percent of California voters. It is also supported by over three-quarters of voters across parties, including Democrats by a +91-point margin, Republicans by a +80-point margin, and Independents by a +72-point margin. It is supported by 85 percent of parents as well.
Read the full polling analysis here and get kids off my for you page.
DFP Shakes It Up and Polls on Carbon Dioxide Removal
Data for Progress polling in New York state finds that 72 percent of voters approve of the state legislature passing a bill to accelerate the development of carbon removal approaches and technologies. This includes 85 percent of Democrats, 66 percent of Independents, and 57 percent of Republicans.
In an era when the climate crisis threatens every aspect of society, holistic solutions like these are critical. CDR might even be a way that progressives can reach across the aisle on climate, leading the way for ambitious, wide-reaching climate legislation like those outlined in President Biden’s Build Back Better Framework. Read the full polling analysis here.
This Week From DFP
National Poll: Voters Want State and Federal Lawmakers to Lead on Carbon Dioxide Removal
California State Poll: California Voters Demand Tech Regulations To Protect Children
New York State Poll: New Yorkers Agree: It’s Time to End Legal Slavery in State Prisons
Memo: Economic Impacts of the CHIPS for America Act
Memo: On the Offense: A Playbook for States to Protect and Expand Abortion Access
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