New ABC News/Ipsos polling finds that most Americans believe the charges against former President Trump in the January 6th case are serious, though there are significant differences by partisanship. Opinion has not changed between indictments on whether Trump should be charged with a crime or suspend his campaign and if […] Read more »
Reuters/Ipsos Survey: Despite indictments, Trump leads primary field as DeSantis loses support
New Reuters/Ipsos polling finds that, despite legal troubles, former President Donald Trump maintains his lead over the Republican primary field, as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is losing support. Democrats and Republicans are far apart in how much they’ve heard about the indictments and whether the charges are believable or politically […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Percentage of Republicans who think Biden’s 2020 win was illegitimate ticks back up near 70%
The share of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who believe that President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was not legitimate has ticked back up, according to a new CNN poll fielded throughout July. All told, 69% of Republicans and Republican-leaners say Biden’s win was not legitimate, up from 63% earlier this […] Read more »
Trump’s Threat to Democracy Is Now Systemic
The long-awaited federal indictment of Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election may be necessary to contain the threat to American democracy that he has unleashed. But it’s unlikely to be sufficient. The germ of election denialism that Trump injected into the American political system has spread […] Read more »
Sending troops to U.S.-Mexico border is popular. Other GOP policy planks are struggling.
The latest NBC News poll tests 11 different proposals and issues Republican presidential candidates are campaigning on so far — and the recent push on using the military at the border is resonating with general election voters, though they are down on several other high-profile policy planks. The most popular […] Read more »
Assessing the news media: trust, coverage, and threats to a free press
Although trust in the news media remains low, the public is nevertheless worried about a variety of problems threatening a free press in the United States and around the world. Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, findings from this spring 2023 survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs […] Read more »