From a survey last year on pets, % who consider their pets 'as part of their family' (as much as a human family member)
asked of pet owners/based on partisan leaners
Liberal Dem 57%
Cons/Mod Dem 53%
Mod/Lib Rep 55%
Cons Rep 39%
pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

Congratulations to Christopher Wlezien , just elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences!! American Academy of Arts & Sciences UT Austin amacad.org/new-members-20…

I wrote about the challenges of polling third-party candidates, and why it may be especially difficult this cycle: cnn.com/2024/04/22/pol…

Can't wait to read this!

Some great answers from Trump jury selection: 'Juror B128 said that she was away in February and part of March living on a lake with no wifi.  'I don't really know what exactly this case is about,' she said. Another juror said if you looked at her social media, “there’s a lot of

Trone is officially the biggest self funder of a Senate primary in American history, surpassing Blair Hull, who spent $29.6 million in the 2004 Illinois Democratic Senate primary but lost to a state senator who had raised about $4.2 million. Wonder what happened to that guy…

Ahem. I do the vibe checking in this town, Ryan.

64% of voters are optimistic about the future of Baltimore City, according to a recent Goucher / The Baltimore Banner poll.

The vibes are good.

Let's go Baltimore.

Let's go O's.

Let's go Anthony Santander.

Trump makes it pretty clear why he's saying what he's saying about abortion.

'The only issue they think they have is on abortion. And now all I say is that states are handling it. And it’s totally killed that issue.”

easy to forget that through the mid-2000s Democrats matched Republicans in support in rural America.
pewresearch.org/politics/2024/…

'Which Trump lies stick? Republicans believe some falsehoods more than they did six years ago, our poll finds.'

via Glenn Kessler, Scott Clement & @emgusk:

wapo.st/43PwAtS

Voting laws have changed for 2024. But whether Americans will find casting a ballot easier or harder depends on where they live -- and which party is in charge. Via Patrick Marley
wapo.st/4apEH2Z

I’m putting my D.C. politics hat back on to interview Council member Zachary Parker for a Northwestern Club of D.C. event Thursday evening. It’s open to non-alum too.

Would love to hear suggestions on what to ask him!
admin.alumni.northwestern.edu/s/1479/02-naa/…

A Florida law halted gender-affirming care for many trans adults last year.
Some patients have grown despondent. Others are coping with unwanted physical changes.
Casey Parks reports on one nurse practitioner trying to keep patients afloat.
washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04…

Top antiabortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America says it's 'deeply disappointed' in Trump's comments.

But it says it will 'work tirelessly to defeat President Biden.'