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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179opening thoughts:The Gender Gap in City Perceptions By Joe Cortright / August 1, 2025
Women are from Portland, men are from Oklahoma City
Men and women perceive cities differently: Women like some cities much more than men do; and vice-versa
A new survey of net favorability ratings of cities show Portland and handful of other cities are perceived much more positively by women than men.
Gender differences in perceived favorability of cities vary geographically; overall, women regard Western cities more favorably than men; men regard cities in the South, and especially Texas, more favorably than do women.
A relative handful of cities are regarded similarly by both men and women.
Women view Portland, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco most favorably, relative to men’s view of the same cities. Nationally, women were about 30 percentage points more likely to rate Portland favorably compared to men; the other four cities had more than 20 percent higher net favorable ratings among women than men. Men had higher net favorability ratings for some cities than women, notably cities in Texas and Oklahoma. The following chart shows the highest and lowest cities for net favorability for women compared to men....
It’s worth noting that in this survey a majority of these perceptions are based not on actual first hand experience, because only a minority of Americans have visited the cities they rated.
ON Texas redistricting: Articles keep ignoring this point - yes, gerrymandering happens. Yes, mid-cycle gerrymandering has happened.This is different. Rs drew the maps. They want to draw them again. This sets a precedent for those in power to consistently redraw lines to maximize power. Politicians picking voters.I want every TX story on redisctricting to point out that what's different here is that it's a mid-cycle gerrymander by the same party that did the original gerrymander. Prof Albertson UT Austin
Part one: Matt Angl bio:Matt Angle is veteran of national and state Democratic politics with a proven record of success. Over his more than 30 years as a political professional, including his tenure as Chief of Staff to former Rep. Martin Frost of Texas and as the founder and director of the Lone Star Project, Angle has won a reputation as a shrewd and practical problem solver. While Angle’s roots are deeply planted in Texas, his no-nonsense political skills have made him one of Washington’s most respected voices within Democratic circles.
The Lone Star Project was founded in 2005 and is now widely recognized as one of the most aggressive and effective political research and strategic communications organizations in Texas. The Lone Star Project provides fact based political and issue analysis designed to help individuals, organizations and the press see beyond the rhetoric and misinformation typically provided by the current Republican State Leadership in Texas and Texas Republicans in Washington.
BREAKING: TX Dems Act to Halt Trump’s Racist Map https://lonestarproject.net/2025/08/03/breaking-tx-dems-act-to-halt-trumps-racist-map/
Texas governor says Dems can’t do ‘anything about’ GOP plans https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5436035-texas-governor-greg-abbott-democrats-gop-plans/
Democratic states consider redistricting in response to Texas The redistricting debate in Texas has started a domino effect in other states. https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/democratic-states-consider-redistricting-in-response-to-texas/
part two: Jeff Bryant bio:Jeff is the lead fellow of The Progressive's Public Schools Advocate project, and a writing fellow and chief correspondent for Our Schools, a project of the Independent Media Institute.
Our Schools goes to the front lines of the nationwide effort to privatize and undermine the public education system. It exposes the false promises of charter schools, voucher programs, and corporate-style reforms and spotlights how communities are fighting back and often succeeding against the school privatization agenda.
HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WIELDS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S POWER OVER PUBLIC EDUCATION
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