Scott Clement
(Still) Washington Post polling director. "Public Sentiment Is Everything" - Abraham Lincoln
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- Reposted by Scott ClementSo many incredible journalists got laid off today. Heroes, mentors, friends. Just an absolutely devastating day. Starting a thread here with some of their incredible work, and how to follow and support them.
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- Reposted by Scott ClementFor what it’s worth, @washingtonpost.com broke this story www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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- Photo ID requirements are hugely popular, but about 1 in 5 voting-age citizens would have difficulty meeting them, according to a 2023 University of Maryland national survey. Full story on via @mariana-alfaro.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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- Reposted by Scott ClementElon Musk’s flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent. In 17 tests, Grok generated images after being told they would be used to degrade the person. www.reuters.com/business/des...
- Reposted by Scott ClementA retiree wrote this email to a DHS attorney. Within five hours, DHS demanded Google turn over records for his account. A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech. New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social
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- "In October, a retiree emailed a DHS attorney to urge mercy for an asylum seeker. Then DHS subpoenaed his Google account and sent investigators to his home." Via @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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- Maryland County's policy on trans students’ pronouns didn’t violate teacher’s rights, appeals court says. Decision could affect other cases -- new from @nicoleasbury.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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- Wow -> Hundreds of Kenyans have been recruited by the Russian military to serve on the front lines in Ukraine, according to former recruits and their families. Many have never returned. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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- Reposted by Scott ClementNew at @washingtonpost.com: Trump wants to build a *250-ft-tall arch*, for America’s 250th anniversary The structure would tower over nearby memorials — changing DC’s skyline and blocking views of the Lincoln Memorial It’s also spooking experts who say it’s just too big
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- A December 2024 Post-UMD poll found 88% of Americans opposed putting reporters in jail for writing stories Trump dislikes, more unpopular than police stopping anti-Trump protests (72%) and pardoning J6ers (66%) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
- Astonishing story
- ICE buys warehouses for mass detention network, rattling locals..."detention centers that would combined hold up to 80,000 people" www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
- Note the survey was conducted mostly (88%) before Pretti's shooting. Pew looked at how responses differed for those taking the survey after that, finding Republicans a bit more critical of immigration authorities www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
- Pew Research poll of 8,512 Americans finds Trump job approval dipping from 40% in the fall to 37% this month. Fewer say they support most or all of Trump's actions than a year ago (35%->27%), driven by Republicans (67%->56%) www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
- Pew Research poll of 8,512 Americans finds Trump job approval dipping from 40% in the fall to 37% this month. Fewer say they support most or all of Trump's actions than a year ago (35%->27%), driven by Republicans (67%->56%) www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
- Reposted by Scott ClementFinally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
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- Smart of NYT-Siena's latest poll to ask an open-ended question on what Americans worry about affording. Housing and health care top the list, but the age gap is stark. Many other interesting questions in the poll www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
- Elementary school parking lot is still unplowed in our Northeast DC neighborhood, about 7 inches of snow encased in a frozen shell. Sidewalks are no better
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- Dems have become optimistic about the prospect of winning the Senate. Republicans are still strong favorites, but things gotten more interesting. @theodoricmeyer.bsky.social @colbyitkowitz.bsky.social dig into the 9 races that could be decisive: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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- Reposted by Scott ClementStunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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- Asked by Reuters about a Reuters-Ipsos poll showing "tepid support" for taking control of Greenland, Trump called the poll “fake.” ca.news.yahoo.com/five-takeawa...
- Americans really, really don't want the U.S. military trying to take Greenland, Quinnipiac poll finds poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
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- Trump’s promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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- Americans really, really don't want the U.S. military trying to take Greenland, Quinnipiac poll finds poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
- Reposted by Scott ClementNew CNN polling: Most Americans see an immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good as an inappropriate use of force. Roughly half view it as a sign of broader issues with the way ICE is operating, w/under 1/3 saying that ICE operations have made cities safer. www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/p...
- And right on cue, Quinnipiac University finds 70% of registered voters saying the U.S. military should *not* take action against Iran if protesters are killed while demonstrating against the government, while 18% say it should. 8 in 10 Dems/Inds oppose, 53% of Reps poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
- Our June polls before/after U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities offer a window into how Americans might respond to possible new actions: 1. Before strikes, 25% supported/45% opposed. After, 38%-45%. Republican support jumped from 47%-77% (1/x) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
- Our June polls before/after U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities offer a window into how Americans might respond to possible new actions: 1. Before strikes, 25% supported/45% opposed. After, 38%-45%. Republican support jumped from 47%-77% (1/x) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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- 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home. The reporter covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most high-profile and sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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- Teens are not happy about adults taking their phones www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
- Addressing D.C.'s 'Rat Baby Boom' is the first Policy and Plan listed on Goodweather's website. I clicked to "read more," but it just links back to the main website www.goodweatherfordc.com/policy-plans
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- Big release from Gallup on how party identification shifted in 2026. Record high % of political independents, but independents shifted in which party they lean to, driving an overall shift from +4 Rep in late 2024 to +8 Dem in late 2025 news.gallup.com/poll/700499/...
- Also revealed by our poll: 23% of people who don't make New Year's resolutions are overachievers who think you should improve yourself all year long, you lazy bum www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...
- We asked people why they *don't* make New Year's resolutions. Their answers were A+ www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...
- We asked people why they *don't* make New Year's resolutions. Their answers were A+ www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int...
- We asked 1,000 Americans about their New Year’s resolutions. Here’s what they said. s2.washingtonpost.com/46633a9/6963...
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- Retro landline phones for kids! C'mon polling industry, let's make this happen! www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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