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Jesse Ferguson

@jessefferguson.bsky.social
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Democratic strategist, consultant and consigliere for causes and candidates. Writes his thoughts & shares his feelings.

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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
NEW: In the new CBS/YG poll Trump's policies are making you: - Financially better off: 18% 👀 - Financially worse off: 50% - Same: 32% Trump's policies are making price of food/groceries: - Go up: 62% 👀 - Go down: 16% - No change: 22%
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Trumps "Megabill" is the largest cut to Medicaid in American history.
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ASSN ON GOP BUDGET "a crisis for children's health care, hospitals, and providers" "your child – regardless of their insurance status – could see the services they rely on reduced or eliminated "fewer doctors & nurses to see your child, longer wait times, and sicker children"
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
NEW. 1 out of 4 nursing homes say they will have to "close their doors" if the GOP passes these Medicaid cuts.
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
MUST SEE TEE VEE How is Missouri's KRCG covering the GOP plan to cut Medicaid? "negative impact here, especially in rural parts of the state" "likely to see rural hospitals close"
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
🚨NEW national polling from Kaiser Family Foundation (@kff) MEDICAID - Favorable: 83% (was 74% in 2017) - Unfav: 17% (was 19% in 2017) Affordable Care Act - Favorable: 66% (was 51% in 2017) - Unfav: 33% (was 44% in 2017)
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
(cont) frm @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social Someone who voted to cut Medicaid? -> Total Could Not Support: 71% -> Definitely Could Not Support: 55% Someone who voted to give new tax breaks to the rich and big corporations? -> Total Could Not Support: 70% -> Definitely Could Not Support: 53%
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
NEW from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social Support for the GOP budget/tax plan - Overall Support: 36% - Among Independents: 16% - Among Non-MAGA Republicans: 55%
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
👀Ruh roh. In New NBC News poll, only 21% support Trump's tax breaks. - 51% want to protect Medicaid (GOP budget is largest cut in history) - 28% want to reduce the national debt (GOP budget is +$2.3 trillion in debt)
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
(end) @NavigatorSurvey national data on Medicaid If someone protects Medicaid from cuts, they are seen as: - Looking out for the middle class & working ppl - Making life more affordable for Americans - Caring about ppl like me
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
(cont) @NavigatorSurvey On GOP's "work requirements" Changing the eligibility rules for Medicaid: -20 Support: 33% Oppose: 53% Changing the eligibility rules for Medicaid (which means people lose coverage): -66 Support: 13% Oppose: 79% ‼️REMINDER FOR DEMOCRATS ‼️
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
(cont) @NavigatorSurvey Medicaid cuts are unpopular but doing it to give tax breaks is even worse CUT MEDICAID: -54 -Support: 19% -Oppose: 73% CUT MEDICAID TO FUND TAX CUTS: -69 -Support: 11% -Oppose: 80% 👀Among GOP: Cutting Medicaid is -18 but doing it for tax cuts is -50
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
(cont) survey from @NavigatorSurvey DEALBREAKER Someone who voted to cut Medicaid - Could Not Support: 71% (55% definitely) - No Impact :11% - Could Support: 18%
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
(cont) @NavigatorSurvey survey **IMPORTANT: As GOP pretends like they won't cut Medicaid, more and more people think they will** Will Trump/GOP Congress cut Medicaid? Likely: 63% (up from 57%) Not sure: 9% Not Likely: 28% 👀Among Independents: 64% say it's likely, up from 47%
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
(cont) new @NavigatorSurvey poll on Medicaid Who Do you Trust - on Medicaid? +21 Democrats: 55% Trump/GOP: 34% Who Do you Trust - on Health Care? +18 Democrats: 54% Trump/GOP: 36% Among Independents Medicaid: +30 Health Care: +29
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🚨🚨NEW @NavigatorSurvey data on Medicaid Favorability +67 (up from +60 in May) - Fav: 79% - Unfav: 12% Unfavs - Independents: 14% - Republicans: 17% 👀Non-MAGA Republicans: Favorability went from +33 to +59
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
(cont) from Quinnipiac Should funding for Medicaid.... - Increase: 47% - Stay Same 40% - Decrease: 10% ***The GOP budget is the largest decrease of Medicaid funding in history***
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
🚨NEW Quinnipiac poll today The GOP Budget/Tax Bill? - Support: 27% - Oppose: 53% (among Independents) The GOP Budget/Tax Bill? - Support: 20% - Oppose: 57%
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
"A Virginia Democrat hunts for votes in rural pockets where MAGA has strengthened its grip" www.yahoo.com/news/virgini...
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
More from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social Trump promised to lower costs. But, people think this budget plan will INCREASE costs by 20-points Increase: 49% Decrease: 29%
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
New from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social Battleground Congressional District Trump/GOP budget plan is underwater (-12) Support: 40% Oppose: 52% Among Persuadable Voters (-26) Support: 29% Oppose: 45%
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
(cont) @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social People say Republicans are "Acting as 'Yes Men' to Donald Trump" -->
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
New from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social Favorability of Republicans in Congress? OVERALL (-16) FAV: 39% UNFAV: 55% INDEPENDENTS (-39) FAV: 24% UNFAV: 63% ***NOTE: Unlike 2018, favorability of GOP in Congress is high among Republicans and dropped among independents***
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
"Dems roll out ads hitting Republicans on Medicaid"
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Politico Playbook Today.
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Youngkin backs Trump's budget. This is what it does in Virginia www.progress-index.com/story/news/l...
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Trump sent mail like this to voters all across the country and now hes betraying them.
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Had some thoughts in a NYT story today about where we go as a party.
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
TODAY: Headline below ⬇️⬇️ TOMORROW: GOP Congress will install anti-vax, anti-research RFK as Secretary of HHS. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/s...
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
New data from @navigatorsurvey.bsky.social Favorability of Elon Musk -- FAV: 39% -- UNFAV: 53% December of 2024: -1 January of 2025: -6 February of 2025: -14
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
🚨🚨🚨Trump is controlling and censoring public health information from the CDC. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Musk, Trump and the GOP are getting results. Hope they're proud of this. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
There's so much going on to destroy things regular people care about. But, this one got me. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The GOP is getting results. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Interesting to look at these together. When the GOP is defending an economy that's for the wealthy, Dems win. When Dems are defending a government status quo, GOP wins. (from NYT Poll today)
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
A recap of RFK confirmation hearings (c/o @protectourcare.org) 🧵
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
"Gov. Green to lobby in D.C. against RFK Jr. nomination" www.staradvertiser.com/2025/01/02/b...
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Jesse Ferguson @jessefferguson.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
In POLITICO Pulse today from @protectourcare.org www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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