Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Assault weapons ban is another big one. More prosaically, we all know that people love cheap gasoline and progressives want to restrict drilling. Many of these positions are held for good reasons, but most Americans disagree with them. It’s why elections are close. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 9, 2021 Hibernated

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One big driver of disagreement, I guess, is that lots of liberals wildly overestate their case on (1). Lots of standard progressive positions (affirmative action in college admissions, repeal the Hyde Amendment, etc) are very unpopular. — PolitiTweet.org

The problem here is that: 1) most progressive positions are popular! Just not with older white religious people wit… https://t.co/5aqQS0uwsL

Posted Oct. 9, 2021 Hibernated

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NB: There is incredible acquiescence bias in polling, so you can make almost anything look popular by asking a question without presenting any counterarguments. I’m talking about popular in realistic polls or things validated by referendum outcomes. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 9, 2021 Hibernated