• by Ray Schultz , Yesterday

G. Elliott Morris, the journalist who ran 538 from 2023 until Disney/ABC News shut it down in March of this year, has launched Strength In Numbers, a data-driven Substack.

Morris describes Strength In Numbers as “a space for rigorous, data-driven reporting on politics and public opinion that doesn’t chase clicks, play up the partisan narratives that increasingly dominate online conversations, bend to the fickle will of corporate media owners, or cower before the authoritarian forces attacking the press."

He continues, “I have invited you to join a community that publicly tracks valuable political data and believes empiricism is the key to unlocking an accurate understanding of politics, political behavior, and the world.” 

Morris hopes Strength In Numbers "will become big enough to sustain multiple research and editorial employees in a collaborative business, rivaling 538’s political data operation in accuracy, quality, and reach."

His past contract “prevented us from taking new jobs until May 11. It’s May 12, so time to hit the big red button and launch this thing for real.”