I didn't realize until now that ABC isn't just closing down 538 they're doing it like as of today. Full stop. No more data collection. As of right now. That's fucked up. Businesses have their own realities (support genuinely independent media). But that's an extra layer of fucked up.
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https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-press-in-the-third-reich
You don't want pollsters when you're going to rig an election.
and what if that's better than describing the problem through poll results?
we know partisan polarization has changed what partisans think about policy, and about governance...
The next time someone explains to me why polls still help us to understand reality--despite the partisan polarization + sampling crises, which are interdependent-making polls unreliable data in 2025' will be the first time.
A nationwide smash and grab
1) the lawsuits breathing down Ann Selzer/DMR's neck,
2) broader mainstream media capitulation, and
3) rise of Polymarket as a "political polling replacement" in the 2024 election.
"Polling has its challenges, but I believe it’s vital in a democracy. ...left to their own devices, elected officials ... follow some combination of (i) narrow self-interest, (ii) the loudest voices in the room, and (iii) elite opinion"
https://www.natesilver.net/p/a-few-words-about-fivethirtyeight
poof
gone
I want to find one that doesn't rely on videos from CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, etc. for its content.
We now have two choices. Live free or kneel to your MAGA king like a slave.
Color? Gender? Race? Immigrant? Rural? Urban? Worker? Boss? Poor? Rich? Red? Blue? Your flag is one of these.
I know which one is mine.
Such a 'random' throwback to decide to leave on their page... rather than the date when they decided to shut it down & use the polls/headlines for the CURRENT President then. 🙄