JLRay
@jlray.bsky.social
Texas. Senior director of polling at YouGov. Adviser to Young Men Research Initiative.
johnlray.github.io
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Need this guy to pay him a visit on his next trip
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Need this guy to pay him a visit on his next trip
The thing about autocracies is everyones' careers live and die by the boss' temper and the boss is often a fucking idiot
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Trump is now claiming "affordability" issue that caused epic GOP losses is a "con." Repubs aren't allowed to contradict the despot, so that's become GOP gospel. Meanwhile MAGA coalition is fracturing.
On the pod, Bulwark's Joe Perticone is so good in explaining this:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
On the pod, Bulwark's Joe Perticone is so good in explaining this:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
Angry Trump Snaps at Media as Brutal New Data Shows Size of GOP Losses
As Trump seethes at journalists amid the release of striking new analyses of the election, a reporter who covers Congress details how Republicans are barred from acknowledging Trump’s unpopularity—a d...
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The thing about autocracies is everyones' careers live and die by the boss' temper and the boss is often a fucking idiot
bsky.app/profile/greg...
bsky.app/profile/greg...
I have seen zero evidence that any shutdown has had a material impact on the generic Congressional ballot. But if it does, one likely mechanism would be by impacting the morale (and propensity to do stuff) of partisan activists.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I have seen zero evidence that any shutdown has had a material impact on the generic Congressional ballot. But if it does, one likely mechanism would be by impacting the morale (and propensity to do stuff) of partisan activists.
But to be clear if you look at the state of play in 2026 and think "let's make this election about Collins and Cornyn, not Trump and MAGA" and not "no matter what they say or what they do, they're all MAGA candidates, fuck them" you're out of your fucking mind
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
But to be clear if you look at the state of play in 2026 and think "let's make this election about Collins and Cornyn, not Trump and MAGA" and not "no matter what they say or what they do, they're all MAGA candidates, fuck them" you're out of your fucking mind
At first I was unimpressed but it turns out you really cantal the difference
November 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
At first I was unimpressed but it turns out you really cantal the difference
we recently discovered that just because an actor is portraying a Russian person, they don't have to put on the worst fake Russian accent you've ever heard, and Cold War-set media entered a golden age as a result
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
we recently discovered that just because an actor is portraying a Russian person, they don't have to put on the worst fake Russian accent you've ever heard, and Cold War-set media entered a golden age as a result
"Put $3.3 million on the books for a $250k condo in a flood zone..."
November 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"Put $3.3 million on the books for a $250k condo in a flood zone..."
Forgot to point out AJJ's excellent guitar decal game
November 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Forgot to point out AJJ's excellent guitar decal game