1. This is a really terrific post on the perils of popularism applied to social policy. Using poll numbers that are very closely clustered together & which vary wildly depending on precision of wording isn't, it turns out, a good way to make policy. https://twitter.com/MattBruenig/status/1447185606082273280 …
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4. People are often unsure of the details of policy & look to leaders for guidance. Partisan cues matter! So if you have prominent Dems talking about need for means testing or deficit reduction, that drives up those numbers.
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it's as if, bear with me here, the media plays a significant role in public support of policy on certain, in some cases, key issues
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