Jenn Agiesta
@jennagiesta.bsky.social
Director of Polling and Election Analytics at CNN, past president of AAPOR. Mom, snowboarder, violinist, music lover, dog person, sometimes bike commuter, and believer that the best game you can name is the good ol' hockey game, especially if it's at MSG.
For the real nerds, methodology! www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...
How CNN conducted its deep dive into independent US adults | CNN Politics
The CNN poll conducted by SSRS was designed to offer a deep-dive look at the different types of independents that make up this critical group in American politics.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
For the real nerds, methodology! www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...
And here, from @aedwardslevy.bsky.social on how Americans view the political moment (spoiler alert... it's not good). www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...
More than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it | CNN Politics
In politics today, negativity is a much easier sell than enthusiasm. For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, more than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it. Th...
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September 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
And here, from @aedwardslevy.bsky.social on how Americans view the political moment (spoiler alert... it's not good). www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...
More here, on how different types of independents engage with politics. www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...
Disengaged voters are the key to winning future elections in the US | CNN Politics
A consensus opinion has emerged about President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election: Disengaged voters were critical.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
More here, on how different types of independents engage with politics. www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...
Love this game... and we've got some overlap! I still need 12: AK, WA, OR, ND, KS (I did focus groups in the KC burbs way back but I believe we stayed on the Missouri side, so doesn't feel like it counts), OK, MN, AR, MI, IN (though I've driven through it...), MS, AL. Girls' trip to Fargo? 🤣
July 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Love this game... and we've got some overlap! I still need 12: AK, WA, OR, ND, KS (I did focus groups in the KC burbs way back but I believe we stayed on the Missouri side, so doesn't feel like it counts), OK, MN, AR, MI, IN (though I've driven through it...), MS, AL. Girls' trip to Fargo? 🤣