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ALT Image reads, “New poll. Two-thirds of voters back the U.S. refugee program, majorities oppose current U.S. immigration enforcement policies.” Image also includes, from left to right, the Refugee Advocacy Lab, Refugees International, and Data for Progress logos across the bottom of the image. The background of the image is a photo of a rally in support of refugee resettlement.
ALT Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Negative Views of Flock Cameras Hold After Exposure to Support and Opposition Arguments. Description: Supporters of Flock cameras argue that these cameras have been effective at tracking the movement of criminals across jurisdictions, which has improved public safety and solved thousands of crimes, including car thefts and kidnappings. Opponents of Flock cameras argue that these cameras are a severe invasion of privacy and cite dozens of cases in which police officers have used the data to track the movement of innocent Americans, such as their current or former girlfriends. Knowing what you know now, do you have a mostly positive or mostly negative view of Flock cameras? All likely voters — Positive: 33%, Negative: 60% Democrat — Positive: 23%, Negative: 68% Independent / Third party — Positive: 28%, Negative: 64% Republican — Positive: 46%, Negative: 48% September 18–20, 2026 survey of 1,194 U.S. likely voters.
ALT Bill McKibben speaks in front of a crowd in a Lower East Side venue during the Climate Policy Receipts happy hour.
ALT Speakers (minus Bill McKibben) at the Climate Policy Receipts happy hour: Rep. Liz Fiedler (PA), Elizabeth Noll (NJ), 1.5 Climate’s Ning Mosberger-Tang, DFP’s Ryan O’Donnell, Commissioner Peter Hubbard (GA), Evergreen’s Lena Moffitt, Climate Cabinet’s Caroline Spears, and NCEL’s Ava Gallo.
ALT DFP’s Climate team (Catherine Fraser and Grace Adcox) with Executive Director Ryan O’Donnell.
ALT Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Strongly Support Legislation to Regulate the Development of Artificial Intelligence. Description: Some members of Congress have proposed a temporary pause on the development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems until a federal regulator establishes safety standards and a review process for evaluating new AI models before release. The proposal would also permanently prohibit the development or deployment of AI systems that either exceed human intelligence or are capable of resisting or overriding human attempts to shut them down. Do you support or oppose this proposal? All likely voters — Support: 68%, Oppose: 25% Democrat — Support: 72%, Oppose: 21% Independent / Third party — Support: 70%, Oppose: 21% Republican — Support: 63%, Oppose: 31% September 4–9, 2026 survey of 1,332 U.S. likely voters.
ALT "In a Matchup Against a Republican, a Democrat Funded by AIPAC Underperforms a Democrat Who Rejects Outside PAC Money." In this experiment, respondents were shown hypothetical general election matchups between a Republican and a Democratic candidate, both with a randomized source of outside funding. The chart shows how each funding source affects a Democratic candidate's average performance relative to a Democratic candidate who "rejects all financial support from outside industry groups and PACs." Planned Parenthood funding is associated with a +1.8pp effect. Nurses unions: -0.8pp. Police unions: -2.0pp. Real estate development industry: -2.7pp. Oil and gas industry: -3.1pp. National Rifle Association (NRA): -4.2pp. Pharmaceutical industry: -4.9pp. Cryptocurrency industry: -4.9pp. Artificial Intelligence industry: -5.3pp. American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC): -6.2pp. July 17–19, 2026 survey of 1,207 U.S. likely voters. From Data for Progress.
ALT "In a Matchup Against a Republican, a Democrat Funded by AIPAC Underperforms a Democrat Who Rejects Outside PAC Money." In this experiment, respondents were shown hypothetical general election matchups between a Republican and a Democratic candidate, both with a randomized source of outside funding. The chart shows how each funding source affects a Democratic candidate's average performance relative to a Democratic candidate who "rejects all financial support from outside industry groups and PACs." Planned Parenthood funding is associated with a +1.8pp effect. Nurses unions: -0.8pp. Police unions: -2.0pp. Real estate development industry: -2.7pp. Oil and gas industry: -3.1pp. National Rifle Association (NRA): -4.2pp. Pharmaceutical industry: -4.9pp. Cryptocurrency industry: -4.9pp. Artificial Intelligence industry: -5.3pp. American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC): -6.2pp. July 17–19, 2026 survey of 1,207 U.S. likely voters. From Data for Progress.
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