Senior reporter + polling editor @HuffPostPol, covering public opinion and keeping (cross)tabs on the news. LA native. I like puns.

Washington, DC
Joined March 2009
My favorite thing about poll stories is that it's an entire beat devoted to the idea that what the public thinks truly matters
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Ariel Edwards-Levy retweeted
After MLK was assassinated in 1968, two-thirds of Americans said their strongest reaction to his death had been sadness, anger, shame or fear. Another 31 percent, however, said they “felt he brought it on himself.” huffpost.com/entry/in-1968-n…
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why do I keep expecting the little biographies at the top of all the criminal complaints to include one (1) Fun Fact about your affiant
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"based on my training and experience, which — did you know — includes the role of RUM TUM TUGGER in a middle school production of CATS"
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(honestly, for realism, the musical should be probably Guys and Dolls and the role should be, like, Gambler #2 or, at best, Nicely Nicely Johnson)
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Identifying "other people in America" as biggest threat is positively correlated with education, political engagement, ideological extremity (consistent w/ polarization research) Coll. deg. 60% Non-coll. 51% Voted in '20 59% Non-voters 44% Very lib./cons. 61% Everyone else 51%
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the pandemic home canning craze has officially gotten out of hand
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