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Second, at a similar point in the recall calendar, Davis was more unpopular than Newsom currently is.

CALIFORNIA’S GAVIN NEWSOM WILL LIKELY FACE A RECALL ELECTION — BUT HE’LL PROBABLY SURVIVE ITGEOFFREY SKELLEY (GEOFFREY.SKELLEY@ABC.COM)FEBRUARY 10, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

Short-sellers have always been unpopular, and they’ve managed to become even more disliked during the GameStop controversy.

THE GAMESTOP TRADE NEEDED SHORT-SELLERS TO WORK—AND SO DO MARKETSJOHN DETRIXHEJANUARY 29, 2021QUARTZ

He negotiated a treaty with Britain that was massively unpopular.

AT THE NATION’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL TRANSFER OF POWER, GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS ‘RADIANT’GILLIAN BROCKELLJANUARY 19, 2021WASHINGTON POST

We were elected to make difficult, and at times, unpopular decisions while always being transparent with our residents.

POLITICS REPORT: THE FRAGILE CITYSCOTT LEWISJANUARY 16, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

Under McConnell and former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, their congressional agenda has also been largely unpopular.

GEORGIA WAS A DISASTER FOR REPUBLICANS, AND IT’S NOT CLEAR WHERE THEY CAN GO NEXTNATE SILVER (NRSILVER@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)JANUARY 11, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

It was a thoroughly uncontroversial remark for a modern conservative politician to make — the kind that makes it easy to forget how unpopular King was when he was alive.

RAPHAEL WARNOCK’S CAMPAIGN FOR THE MORAL HIGH GROUNDCLYDE MCGRADYJANUARY 2, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Policymakers, however, face tough — and politically unpopular — choices when dealing with coastal properties threatened by climate change.

OFFICIALS LET HAWAII’S WATERFRONT HOMEOWNERS DAMAGE PUBLIC BEACHES AGAIN AND AGAINBY SOPHIE COCKE, HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISERDECEMBER 31, 2020PROPUBLICA

There are plenty of examples of a party pushing unpopular ideas without its voters switching to the other party.

WILL THE DEBATE OVER $2,000 STIMULUS CHECKS HELP DEMOCRATS IN GEORGIA?PERRY BACON JR. (PERRY.BACON@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)DECEMBER 31, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

You have to be willing to stand up, have hard conversations, and ask tough questions, even when that means voicing an unpopular response or opinion.

COMMUNICATION AND COURAGE: THE TOP 5 CORPORATE LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM 2020MATTHEWHEIMERDECEMBER 31, 2020FORTUNE

Over time, the Common Core became so unpopular that some states said they were dropping the standards, but in reality the new versions largely reflected what was in the Common Core, and many states today still use them.

THE TELLING THINGS BARACK OBAMA WROTE — AND DIDN’T MENTION — ABOUT HIS EDUCATION POLICIES IN NEW MEMOIRVALERIE STRAUSSDECEMBER 2, 2020WASHINGTON POST

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