Andrew Mangan
@mangan.bsky.social
Writer, editor. Currently: Daily Kos. Formerly: FiveThirtyEight, Data for Progress. andrewmangan.com
American public rejects just about every aspect of Trump's Greenland-takeover gambit.
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Trump's Greenland plot has the public seeing red
Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture.
Initially it ...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
American public rejects just about every aspect of Trump's Greenland-takeover gambit.
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A @nytimes.com video analysis shows that after agents restrained Alex Jeffrey Pretti & removed his gun from the skirmish, an agent appears to fire 4 shots at Petri.
That agent & another then fire 6 more shots at Pretti while he lies motionless on the ground.
That agent & another then fire 6 more shots at Pretti while he lies motionless on the ground.
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article)
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
A @nytimes.com video analysis shows that after agents restrained Alex Jeffrey Pretti & removed his gun from the skirmish, an agent appears to fire 4 shots at Petri.
That agent & another then fire 6 more shots at Pretti while he lies motionless on the ground.
That agent & another then fire 6 more shots at Pretti while he lies motionless on the ground.
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Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
I dug through the polling on Trump's Venezuela plan (as much as there is one), and the data is not good for him.
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America isn’t on board with Trump’s murky plan for Venezuela
Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. On the third ...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I dug through the polling on Trump's Venezuela plan (as much as there is one), and the data is not good for him.
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What's old is new again, and that includes ... executions and measles. I look at five striking charts from last year: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
What's old is new again, and that includes ... executions and measles. I look at five striking charts from last year: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
The 2028 primaries are just two years away. No better time to look at the very early field of Dems who could run.
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Who's the top 2028 Democratic contender?
Amid the waking hell of the second Trump administration, it’s hard not to pine for 2028. And the Democratic presidential primaries are just over two years away, so it’s a great time to take ...
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January 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The 2028 primaries are just two years away. No better time to look at the very early field of Dems who could run.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Democrats could be at risk of locking themselves out of California’s governor’s mansion. How's that possible? Here’s how.
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A Republican governor in California? It’s possible.
Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Democrats ...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Democrats could be at risk of locking themselves out of California’s governor’s mansion. How's that possible? Here’s how.
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Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of the Constitution
BREAKING: The Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution.
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Supreme Court to decide on the constitutionality of the Constitution
Why does the president pardon a turkey? I dug through decades of data on this strange tradition and unearthed a lot of even stranger lore about the U.S.
A light column for Thanksgiving week: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
A light column for Thanksgiving week: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Why the flock do presidents pardon turkeys?
Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. In the ...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Why does the president pardon a turkey? I dug through decades of data on this strange tradition and unearthed a lot of even stranger lore about the U.S.
A light column for Thanksgiving week: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
A light column for Thanksgiving week: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
I reported about this trend back in August. Good to see major outlets finally noticing it.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I reported about this trend back in August. Good to see major outlets finally noticing it.
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AI companies are playing edgelord with your livelihood.
My latest column shows just how out of touch those companies—and their valuations—are in our current moment.
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My latest column shows just how out of touch those companies—and their valuations—are in our current moment.
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Where do people fit into an AI future?
Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture.
The ...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
AI companies are playing edgelord with your livelihood.
My latest column shows just how out of touch those companies—and their valuations—are in our current moment.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
My latest column shows just how out of touch those companies—and their valuations—are in our current moment.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
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The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
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‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
Trump just hit his lowest net job approval in his second term, per Nate Silver
October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Trump just hit his lowest net job approval in his second term, per Nate Silver
New data finds that Americans think life in the U.S. is getting worse, confirming a trend I looked at last month in my column.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
New data finds that Americans think life in the U.S. is getting worse, confirming a trend I looked at last month in my column.
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Only 60% of Americans say witches *don't* exist—and it gets even weirder from there in my latest column:
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1 in 4 Americans believes in witches. What the devil?
Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture.
From vaccine ...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Only 60% of Americans say witches *don't* exist—and it gets even weirder from there in my latest column:
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Why hasn't the U.S. broken the glass ceiling when so many peer countries have? The reasons run deeper than sexism.
I dig deep in my latest column: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
I dig deep in my latest column: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Japan may soon get its first female leader. Why hasn’t the US?
Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. Japan is ...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Why hasn't the U.S. broken the glass ceiling when so many peer countries have? The reasons run deeper than sexism.
I dig deep in my latest column: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
I dig deep in my latest column: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news
October 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
new polls website just dropped fiftyplusone.news