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It’s going down, I’m yelling timber!

Between Elon Musk’s favorability, Tesla’s stock price, and our booty on the dance floor tonight while we try to avoid thinking about the world’s problems, lots of things have been getting low recently!

March Madness is always fun, but it’s never good when that term can also describe the state of the U.S. government. It turns out that having an unelected billionaire run wild in the halls of the White House isn’t great for our country — or Elon’s popularity.

In a new poll ([link removed]) , we find that Elon Musk's favorability has steadily declined since the 2024 election. Most recently, he is 17 points underwater with likely voters — including a -25-point margin with Independents. Ouch.

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The poll also finds that voters increasingly think Musk has more influence in the U.S. than Trump. In early February, 58% of voters said Trump had more influence, but now, only 42% say the same.

Tensions have got to be pretty high in the Oval Office these days — we haven’t seen this many egos in the same room since the last season of Survivor (sorry, Jon!). So just like a hidden immunity idol, we’re going to throw this polling into the mix and see what happens. Let’s hope for a double elimination.

Check out the full poll here ([link removed]) .

Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:

Say it with me: voters don't support mass deportations!

If you’ve been reading the news lately (why are you doing that to yourself?), you might have the misguided understanding that a majority of Americans support mass deportations. Lucky for you, Data for Progress is here to dispel those myths — by asking voters about the nuances of immigration policy.

In a new poll ([link removed]) , we tested a slate of commonplace cases of undocumented immigrants to determine if voters support deporting those who have lower-wage jobs and a shorter length of stay in the U.S. In all eight tested examples of “standard” undocumented immigrant cases, voters oppose deportation — regardless of the immigrants’ occupation or how long they have been in the U.S.

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The poll also finds that voters agree with the principle of offering refugee or temporary protected status to those in harm’s way. At least 60% of voters think the U.S. should continue to protect immigrants facing persecution based on factors like race, religion, or nationality (64%), environmental disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, or epidemics (63%), and ongoing armed conflicts (61%).

Honestly, if you’re someone who actually wants to stay in the U.S. right now, you probably have a damn good reason. Is it really that hard to treat our friends and neighbors with compassion?

Read the full poll here ([link removed]) .

Polling the Land of the Midnight Sun

Things you can find in Alaska: a city ([link removed]) where most everyone lives and shops in one building. The Native Youth Olympics ([link removed]) , featuring the arm pull, seal hop, and wrist carry. A cat mayor ([link removed]) . And a populace that wants the state to tax its oil companies and fund its schools.

We asked Alaska voters ([link removed]) about several measures being discussed by Alaska lawmakers to balance the state’s budget. Of the approaches we tested, the only one with majority support is increasing oil taxes.

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Last year, Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed ([link removed]) a bipartisan education bill that would have significantly raised state education funding. We find that a majority of Alaska voters (55%) think the state should increase funding for K–12 public schools. And since our 2024 poll ([link removed]) , Dunleavy’s net favorability has dropped 10 points.

In contrast, Alaska voters still view Fish Queen ([link removed]) Mary Peltola more favorably than any statewide elected official (+5).

Read the full poll here ([link removed]) .

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