'Don't freak out': Worried about census changes? Voxplainers to the rescue!

Posted at 4:26 pm on April 15, 2014 by Sarah D.

The Juicebox Mafia sure has their work cut out for them!

Earlier today, we were informed that the Census Bureau will be changing the upcoming census survey. And it just so happens that the changes will help mask pesky Obamacare data.

Sarah Kliff, erstwhile ignorer of “local crime stories” for the Washington Post and current senior editor for Vox, was initially unsettled by the news:

Getting worked up into an increasingly heated health nerd rage about the Census changes. We're losing our best data source on Obamacare.
— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) April 15, 2014

But it didn’t take long for her to change her tune:

New reporting on Vox: Census changes are being implemented early enough to capture one year of pre-Obamacare data. http://t.co/MvL1ULTXsU
— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) April 15, 2014

An admin. official tells me the new Census Qs will be used for 2013 survey, making the change less alarming than I'd initially thought.
— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) April 15, 2014

Oh. Well if an Obama administration official says there’s nothing to worry about, we’re golden! Isn’t that right, Voxsplainers?

Don't freak out about the changes to the Census yet http://t.co/gCcsFVVXDF
— Vox (@voxdotcom) April 15, 2014

The new Census numbers begin in 2013, not 2014. So we can still measure Obamacare: http://t.co/vPWkTPjlNa
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) April 15, 2014

Got it? All is well!

https://twitter.com/AndrewHClark/status/456105718106816512

Oh of course, now that you have given it the okay RT @voxdotcom: Don't freak out about the changes to the Census yet http://t.co/X5ziuY6aIk
— Michi I. (@michi83) April 15, 2014

@voxdotcom @mattyglesias Let us know when we should freak out. Because you're America's most trusted news source and all.
— JimmyNeutron (@jneutron1969) April 15, 2014

Yeah. Totes trusted.

So Vox is essentially nothing more than another platform for WH talking points and spin, huh?
— Ben (@BenK84) April 15, 2014

That is so rare. RT @BenK84: So Vox is essentially nothing more than another platform for WH talking points and spin, huh?
— rdbrewer (@rdbrewer4) April 15, 2014

.@BenK84 Amazing how many times @ezraklein and Vox posts are retweeted by WH accts. Almost as if they are working in conjunction….
— Shane Styles (@shaner5000) April 15, 2014

Just a coincidence, we’re sure.

Yet another example of how @ezraklein and @voxdotcom parrot administration talking points without a second thought.
— RFRA Poutrage (@TheINDYpundit) April 15, 2014

Exit question:

https://twitter.com/gordonshuckrow/status/456106845615435776

That’s rhetorical, of course.

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