The Cutting Room Floor – May 15, 2026
This week's leftovers: Washington-speak gets penalized on Iran (-6.3 pts), wallet arguments beat doctrine by 10.6, Trump banks +23 on Ukraine without selling the narrative, Tennessee voters oppose the new map 47-26, and 86% say the government runs for the few. Take what you like. Have a weekend.
The Cutting Room Floor – May 8, 2026
A $1B East Wing security upgrade tucked inside a $72B immigration enforcement bill is polling worse than the bill itself (46–24 against keeping it in). "Mass deportations are coming" splits 41–40, but the mechanism polls 12 points better than the label. And 86% of voters still think government runs for a few big interests — the soil every other story lands in.
The Cutting Room Floor – May 1, 2026
Press trust is at 0.4%. Foreign aid opposition is near-unanimous. And 79% of voters support the death penalty in principle — but only 44% back the specific DOJ expansion. This week’s cutting room floor has the numbers that didn’t fit anywhere else.
The Cutting Room Floor – April 17, 2026
Dead-last messages, a 25-point accountability gap, and an immigration bill 68% of voters have never heard of. Seven findings from a heavy week.
The Cutting Room Floor – April 3, 2026
Five quick findings from the week's polling — NATO, No Kings backlash, birthright citizenship, Patel's email breach, and mail-in voting.
The Cutting Room Floor – Mar 27, 2026
Mail ballots at 53% major issue. FISA warrants at +34. Joe Kent: they want him out but don’t think he was wrong. Quick hits from this week.
The Cutting Room Floor – Mar 13, 2026
$100 oil as a job performance issue. MTG's anti-war critique at 51%. White House caught changing deportation messaging. Quick hits from this week's polling.