Stephen Clermont
@sjclermont.bsky.social
Democratic Pollster. Cat parent. Irresponsibly glib.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-clermont-505aba1/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-clermont-505aba1/
These WH aides are sociopaths
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
These WH aides are sociopaths
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Right now, many Americans do not understand how bad things are. We are in a slide to authoritarianism that is taking science and cancer research with it.
The war on science is part of a larger war on democracy. And large parts of the US public are not receiving info that either is happening
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The war on science is part of a larger war on democracy. And large parts of the US public are not receiving info that either is happening
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Every disaffected Dem & swing focus group we do begins with people asking what's real. They hear, at times, this is authoritarian takeover threatening lives & livelihoods. But perceive most "leaders" not acting as if this were so.
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Right now, many Americans do not understand how bad things are. We are in a slide to authoritarianism that is taking science and cancer research with it.
The war on science is part of a larger war on democracy. And large parts of the US public are not receiving info that either is happening
👇👇👇
The war on science is part of a larger war on democracy. And large parts of the US public are not receiving info that either is happening
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Nice to have it confirmed that the Free Press has no standards.
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Nice to have it confirmed that the Free Press has no standards.
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And this is completely wrong. It’s the opposite of what we need. This isn’t Pick Big Fights. This is Give Up Without Fighting. No.
This philosophy killed us with Roberts Court corruption, and it’s still hurting us today.
This philosophy killed us with Roberts Court corruption, and it’s still hurting us today.
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
And this is completely wrong. It’s the opposite of what we need. This isn’t Pick Big Fights. This is Give Up Without Fighting. No.
This philosophy killed us with Roberts Court corruption, and it’s still hurting us today.
This philosophy killed us with Roberts Court corruption, and it’s still hurting us today.
Some states have cold weather in the winter, and some have warm weather. Maine could choose to be warm like Arizona. It's not up to the federal government to help states that want to be cold.
SCARBOROUGH: How much of a challenge will affordability remain?
BESSENT: A lot of the home heating costs are actually driven by states
BESSENT: A lot of the home heating costs are actually driven by states
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Some states have cold weather in the winter, and some have warm weather. Maine could choose to be warm like Arizona. It's not up to the federal government to help states that want to be cold.
"Trump is so much more energetic than Biden. He answers reporters' questions all the time in the Oval Office. Biden never did."
Ummm....
Ummm....
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"Trump is so much more energetic than Biden. He answers reporters' questions all the time in the Oval Office. Biden never did."
Ummm....
Ummm....
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THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
Put this in the file to justify firing Patel for cause the second the next Democratic administration is sworn in
The head of MI5 asked Kash Patel to protect the job of a London FBI agent, who dealt with surveillance tech that British security would need to monitor a new embassy China wants to build in London, U.S. officials said. After Patel agreed to fund the agent's role, the job is now slated to disappear.
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
The episode has contributed to concerns among intelligence allies that Kash Patel, brash and partisan, is also unpredictable and even unreliable.
nyti.ms
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Put this in the file to justify firing Patel for cause the second the next Democratic administration is sworn in
At some point we need to calculate all the money companies have wasted reacting to Trump's whims.
Flight disruptions from shutdown worsen; Delta, United offer extra pay to crew flights
Flight disruptions from shutdown worsen; Delta, United offer extra pay to crew flights
Flight delays and cancellations piled up in recent days as air traffic controller staffing shortages worsen in the government shutdown.
cnb.cx
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
At some point we need to calculate all the money companies have wasted reacting to Trump's whims.
And then the GOP Senate campaigns and Super PACs will spend a billion dollars lying and confusing people.
Kaine on why he thinks just getting a vote on healthcare is a win: "We're the minority party, but everybody will get to see who is standing for them when it comes to lowering their healthcare costs"
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
And then the GOP Senate campaigns and Super PACs will spend a billion dollars lying and confusing people.
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Donald Trump is working overtime and sparing no effort to make sure that Americans don’t receive food assistance. Where was this energy from Joe Biden?
by Marc Thiessen
by Marc Thiessen
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Donald Trump is working overtime and sparing no effort to make sure that Americans don’t receive food assistance. Where was this energy from Joe Biden?
by Marc Thiessen
by Marc Thiessen
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
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The Democrats have learned their lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Democrats have learned their lesson.
by Susan Collins
by Susan Collins
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Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
In Virginia, Dems won 64 of the House districts where Kamala Harris got more than 47.5% of the vote to give them a 28 seat majority in the body. Next year, if Dems win every CD Kamala got over 47.5%, we only win a 219-216 majority. A lot more work ahead stephenclermont.substack.com/p/the-scope-...
The Scope of the Victory in Virginia
And the Challenge Ahead to Flip the U.S. House
stephenclermont.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In Virginia, Dems won 64 of the House districts where Kamala Harris got more than 47.5% of the vote to give them a 28 seat majority in the body. Next year, if Dems win every CD Kamala got over 47.5%, we only win a 219-216 majority. A lot more work ahead stephenclermont.substack.com/p/the-scope-...
A look at the 2025 election in Virginia and the challenge ahead to flip the U.S. House open.substack.com/pub/stephenc...
The Scope of the Victory in Virginia
And the Challenge Ahead to Flip the U.S. House
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A look at the 2025 election in Virginia and the challenge ahead to flip the U.S. House open.substack.com/pub/stephenc...
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Even if poor Americans are starving, they should at least take some comfort from the fact that the Supreme Court justices who are allowing them to starve have very impressive, academic credentials.
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Even if poor Americans are starving, they should at least take some comfort from the fact that the Supreme Court justices who are allowing them to starve have very impressive, academic credentials.
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Some personal news: I have been financially supporting a family member in a mental health crisis which has spiraled into a financial disaster.
I would like to keep doing progressive activism but I can no longer pay rent for myself and my two kids.
Please help if you can. Thank you very much.
I would like to keep doing progressive activism but I can no longer pay rent for myself and my two kids.
Please help if you can. Thank you very much.
Donate to Support Needed for Rent and Career Transition, organized by Matt Sheffield
I never thought I'd be doing this before, but I could really use your hel… Matt Sheffield needs your support for Support Needed for Rent and Career Transition
gofund.me
November 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Some personal news: I have been financially supporting a family member in a mental health crisis which has spiraled into a financial disaster.
I would like to keep doing progressive activism but I can no longer pay rent for myself and my two kids.
Please help if you can. Thank you very much.
I would like to keep doing progressive activism but I can no longer pay rent for myself and my two kids.
Please help if you can. Thank you very much.
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the only time the filibuster has ever been used to protect a particular interest of a set of states is to kill anti-lynching and civil rights legislation. that's it.
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
the only time the filibuster has ever been used to protect a particular interest of a set of states is to kill anti-lynching and civil rights legislation. that's it.
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Even right-wing propagandists think X has a right-wing propaganda problem that is poisoning people's brains.
That should cause concern among the many media / politics types who still use it and who consider their feeds to be representative of the public's views.
That should cause concern among the many media / politics types who still use it and who consider their feeds to be representative of the public's views.
Ben Shapiro tells Megyn Kelly that to avoid vile extremists like Nick Fuentes “the first thing people need to do is turn off X, which is poisoning brains and making people think not true things.” Yet, Shapiro continues to post there, often multiple times a day. youtu.be/tprng5mObQg?...
Ben Shapiro Responds to Tucker Carlson, Plus Sydney Sweeney and Newsom, with Knowles and Klavan
YouTube video by Megyn Kelly
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Even right-wing propagandists think X has a right-wing propaganda problem that is poisoning people's brains.
That should cause concern among the many media / politics types who still use it and who consider their feeds to be representative of the public's views.
That should cause concern among the many media / politics types who still use it and who consider their feeds to be representative of the public's views.
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It's been a weird couple of weeks - we've been attacked from a bunch of directions, including in the NYT ed board. First part of our response here.
JUST POSTED: some thoughts about the arguments of the past few weeks, Tuesday's election results, and where we are headed from here.
Everyone Is Wrong
The Way To Win Is Strength, Not Moderation. The 2025 Winners Proved It.
chartingthewayforward.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It's been a weird couple of weeks - we've been attacked from a bunch of directions, including in the NYT ed board. First part of our response here.
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we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
Yay. The election is truly over
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Yay. The election is truly over
The Forgotten Man is forgotten no more. He might have to go hungry but Trump can plan to invade Venezulea and Nigeria.
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Forgotten Man is forgotten no more. He might have to go hungry but Trump can plan to invade Venezulea and Nigeria.
Simon was the first to call this garbage out and it has only gotten worse.
These red wave pollsters are to polling what Fox News is to news. Final poll (Sherrill-Ciatarelli):
Atlas 50-49 (+1)
Emerson 50-48 (+2)
co/efficient 48-47 (+1)
Quantus 49-46 (+3)
Trafalgar/Insider Advantage 45-44 (+1)
Sherrill wins by +13.4 pts (56-43) 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/my-2025-el...
Atlas 50-49 (+1)
Emerson 50-48 (+2)
co/efficient 48-47 (+1)
Quantus 49-46 (+3)
Trafalgar/Insider Advantage 45-44 (+1)
Sherrill wins by +13.4 pts (56-43) 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/my-2025-el...
My 2025 Election Recap - Blue Wave, Enormous Margins, Clear Repudiation Of Trump And Republicans (Video, Written Analysis)
People are pissed. We need to keep fighting for them and the country
www.hopiumchronicles.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Simon was the first to call this garbage out and it has only gotten worse.