Is anybody from #dataisugly on here yet? That graph is hideous. The key doesn't match the colors on the chart and the numbers don't say what OP claims they say.

How Liberal America Came to Its Senses The period of left-wing illiberalism that began about a decade ago seems to have drawn to a close. The final cause of death was the reelection of Donald Trump.

Took me a minute to realize why grand totals were exceeding 100%. AGREE = strongly + Smwt. DISAGREE = Smwt + Strongly. A stacked bar graph would communicate the point better. #dataisugly nitpicking aside, it is an interesting trend. Do you think the reversal in 2024 is meaningful? Ex:

I'm too annoyed by the scale of the y-axis for political snark. Why is the minimum value 5,500 and not zero? Oh, it's because it makes the changes look bigger than they are. We're ranging into #dataisugly territory

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