Louis Jacobson
@loujacobson
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@PolitiFact chief corr; columnist-handicapper @Center4Politics @usnews; chf author @The_Almanac of Am Pol; @wvumediacollege @BonasJSchool; ex-Roll Call, Nat Jnl
Washington, D.C.
Joined May 2010
My quick @PolitiFact piece on the news today of President Trump's firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. "Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarger follows long history".
politifact.com
President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, saying a negative job report shows she is politically biased against him. Economists say data independent of political...
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Thanks to Randy Stapilus for reprinting several chapters from @The_Almanac of American Politics 2026! 1. Idaho state overview:.
ridenbaugh.com
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Thanks to @Poynter and @itsren for letting me share why I love @The_Almanac of American Politics. (Warning: I'm not unbiased on this topic😆).
poynter.org
Despite a polarized nation, the 2026 edition continues to offer trusted, comprehensive data and profiles, from local districts to Washington insiders
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Thanks to Michael Bitzer for reprinting the North Carolina state and governor chapters from the upcoming @The_Almanac of American Politics 2026 in Old North State Politics today!
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My latest @PolitiFact: On Thursday, Donald Trump’s tariff powers face a high-stakes legal test.
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Congrats and welcome!.
Papa’s got a band new bag:. Am joining @UVA’s @Center4Politics as a scholar, starting this fall. Will be great perch from which to watch #Va’s statewide, legislative elex. Will also hang out w/ talented people and learn - a lot. H/T LarrySabato, @ken_stroupe.
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Thanks to @decunningham2 of @Elections_Daily for having me and @JessicaTaylor on to discuss @The_Almanac of American Politics 2026, which is coming out Sept. 2. You can watch here:.
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RT @Elections_Daily: @loujacobson and @JessicaTaylor of the @The_Almanac join us to talk about the latest volume - tune in at 12:30 eastern….
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My latest @PolitiFact: Has the dollar had its biggest decline in 50 years under Donald Trump? Mostly True. More importantly, what does that mean for the average American? You can read what I found when I delved into international currency economics.
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RT @PolitiFact: California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently posted that 52 million jobs have been created since the end of the Cold War, and that….
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NEW by @AmySherman1: Fact-checking three of Tulsi Gabbard’s attacks on Obama about Russian election interference.
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I did the charts for this fun @politifact fact check of the U.S. ice cream trade deficit by Gabrielle Lazor.
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RT @kkondik: NEW Crystal Ball -- If a redistricting war breaks out, Republicans have more and easier paths to gerrymanders than Democrats.….
centerforpolitics.org
Texas Republicans planning to re-gerrymander their state could open the floodgates for more mid-decade redistricting, and Republicans have more obvious opportunities to draw new favorable districts...
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From Amber Phillips in the Washington Post's 5 Minute Fix: "Why Texas Republicans’ gerrymandering matters".
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2. Frank “Tico” Herrera Memorial Exhibition at Photoworks.
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Congrats!.
Aaaand … the official announcement. So happy to be returning to our newsroom!
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For the 9th consecutive election cycle since 2010, I will be producing congressional vulnerability rankings for the Pennsylvania delegation for @PoliticsPA. See who's on my initial 2026 list of five lawmakers.
politicspa.com
A first look at which PA member's seat could be at risk
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