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The Media™ Forms Opinions About Cancel Culture

There are many different factors that go into someone’s awareness and opinion of cancel culture (beyond concerning amounts of time spent on Twitter). For some people, cancel culture is about holding people accountable after years of allowing racism, sexism, and homophobia to go unchecked. For others, it’s an attack on free speech and an overreaction of the “woke left.”

While it still remains to be seen what impact cancel culture will have on society, and if anyone has actually been successfully “canceled” (just take a look at Louis C.K.’s Grammy ([link removed]) ), the concept of cancel culture has filtered throughout the mainstream, regardless of partisanship. According to a new poll ([link removed]) by Data for Progress, 74 percent of voters are aware of cancel culture, including 73 percent of Democrats, 76 percent of independents, and 72 percent of Republicans.

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People are much more likely to have heard about celebrities being canceled (50 percent of all likely voters). Voters who don’t consume right-wing media are only 45 percent likely to know of canceled celebrities, whereas 54 percent of Fox News viewers and 61 percent of OANN or Newsmax viewers have heard of canceled celebrities or public figures. Younger and college-educated individuals are also more likely to have heard of public figures being canceled.

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Polling clearly shows that opinions about cancel culture are another example of the divide in messaging and content in media. Right-wing media has created an objectively negative picture about cancel culture focused on attacks on free speech and public shaming, whereas voters who don’t consume right-wing media are able to see that cancel culture has the ability to hold individuals accountable.

Read the full polling analysis here ([link removed]) .

Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:

Student Unions Are Based

The latest chapter in the history of organizing in higher education includes the growth of graduate and undergraduate student worker unions ([link removed]) , which have existed for decades at many public colleges and universities but have only more recently managed to gain a foothold at a significant number of their private counterparts. ([link removed]) Unfortunately, this movement has been swept under the rug, with many Americans unaware of these efforts.

After voters are briefed on the issue, however, we find that they decisively support the expansion of academic labor rights by a +19-point margin, including Democrats by a +56-point margin and Independents by a +23-point margin, along with voters under 45 years old by a +53-point margin, and voters 45 and older by a +1-point margin.

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Student unionization makes higher education more accessible. It is time for students to reclaim the means of production. Read the full polling analysis here ([link removed]) .

Voters Support Gun Control That Extends Beyond Hard To Open Packaging

The United States government has had numerous opportunities to pass common-sense gun control legislation after decades of unmitigated gun violence. Despite the government’s lack of action, apoll ([link removed]) by Data for Progress finds 61 percent of voters support a new assault weapons ban, including 79 percent of Democrats, 53 percent of Independents, and 45 percent of Republicans.

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In conclusion, screw the NRA. Protect our children. Read the full polling analysis here ([link removed]) .

*takes out birth control* want one?

The leaked ([link removed]) Supreme Court draft majority opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade has raised questions about the accessibility of contraceptive options. What a world we live in that condoms are easier to buy than birth control. Look no further! A new poll ([link removed]) by Data for Progress and Contraceptive Access Initiative, conducted shortly after the leak, examined voters' support for one such option: access to birth control pills over the counter.

Voters enthusiastically support over-the-counter access to birth control pills by a +48-point margin (71 percent support, 23 percent oppose). Notably, we find support among voters across parties: Democrats by a +60-point margin, Independents by a +44-point margin, and Republicans by a +32-point margin. We also find consistent support for over-the-counter birth control by gender. Women and men support this proposal by a +49-point margin and a +45-point margin, respectively.

Read the full polling analysis here ([link removed]) .


This Week From DFP

POLL: Voters Support Student Unionization ([link removed])

POLL: Americans Widely Reject Proposals for More Pentagon Spending — So Should Congress ([link removed])

POLL: A Bipartisan Majority of Voters Support Expanding Access to Birth Control ([link removed])

POLL: Voters Support Common-Sense Gun Control Laws That Have Proven Successful in Other Countries ([link removed])

POLL: New Poll Finds That Opinions About Cancel Culture Stem From Media ([link removed])

MEMO: Measuring the Economic Benefits of the Build Back Better Agenda’s Direct Pay Provisions ([link removed])

MEMO: Holding Corporations Accountable: The Assault on LGBTQ+ Youth ([link removed])

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Dems Deliver

Attention all hockey moms and pitbulls wearing lipstick! Sarah Palin is back and this time, she is not hiding behind a bear mask that looks like it vomited cotton candy ([link removed]) . But before this maverick can take on Putin from her front porch in Alaska, she actually has to win the special election for the state’s U.S. House seat. If you thought she had her work cut out for her going up against swanky, 2000s-era, ice cream loving Joe Biden (or as Sarah would say, O’Biden ([link removed]) ), think again. This might be her most competitive race yet. After all, her opponent Santa Claus ([link removed]) from the North Pole arguably has more name recognition than her (that was not a joke. We wish more than anything that we could take credit for it, but it’s just real life).

Regardless of whether Santa or Sarah becomes Alaska’s next representative, the state will be awarded $925 million in port and coastal erosion projects funded by the new federal Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act. This will include $250 million for the Port of Nome, $185 million for a flood diversion project in Lowell Creek near Seward, and $88 million for upgrades to the Moose Creek Dam near North Pole, east of Fairbanks. A full report on the projects can be found here ([link removed]) .

So Alaska, when you vote in this Saturday’s primary, consider the Democrats! They’ve got your back on flood diversion and dam upgrades. We can’t say the same for Sarah Palin, who will probably confuse Washington D.C. with the state of Washington before spending two years yelling at Katie Couric.

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