Matt Bracken
Senior Editor
Matt Bracken is a senior editor at Morning Consult leading coverage of energy, finance, health and tech. @MattBracken
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Why Fears of a Lasting COVID-Era Impact on Vaccine Uptake May Be Overblown
A majority of parents who believe the U.S. response to COVID-19 delegitimized inoculation campaigns still see importance of measles, polio, chickenpox and flu vaccines for their children
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Voters Are Divided on Lindsey Graham’s 15-Week Abortion Ban
Men are more likely than women to back the South Carolina senator’s proposal
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The White House Is Backing Annual COVID-19 Boosters. A Majority of Americans Plan to Get Them
Vaccinated adults are roughly 60 percentage points more likely than their unvaccinated peers to say they’ll get a booster within a year and then follow an annual cadence
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Monkeypox Disproportionately Impacts Gay and Bisexual Men. But the General Public Is Almost as Alarmed by the Disease
68% of gay or bisexual men are concerned about the spread of monkeypox in the United States, compared with 61% of all U.S. adults
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Unpacking Voters’ Perceptions of the Inflation Reduction Act
Measures to address prescription drug costs, budget deficit score higher than renewables push
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Most Voters Back ACA Subsidy Extensions, Say They’re Important to Lower Costs
Manchin's signoff on the extensions helps avoid rate hikes, potential electoral disaster
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Republican-Led States Are Pushing Through Abortion Restrictions Opposed by Most Voters
About 7 in 10 voters are against absolutist abortion bans, travel restrictions and criminalizing those who seek abortion care
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For Urban Homeowners and Renters, the Quality of Affordable Housing Is Debatable. But Both Groups Agree on the Need for More
Majorities of renters and homeowners in urban communities said building more affordable housing should be a “top priority” for their local government
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7 in 10 Urban Voters Want Their Government to Prioritize Communities of Color When Making Climate Change Investments
Urban white voters and urban voters of color are almost equally supportive of funding aimed at reducing the adverse consequences of pollution in minority communities
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Morning Consult’s Most-Read Stories of 2021
White House upheaval, COVID-19 vaccines and stimulus debates dominated the year in data journalism