The news influencer universe and its audience | How Did Abortion Ballot Initiatives Impact the Presidential Vote? | The New Rules of the Youth Vote | Democrats won ‘highly engaged’ voters and struggled with everyone else | ‘Deliverism’ Didn’t Deliver for the Democrats | Trump’s 2024 ‘mandate’ isn’t as robust as Biden’s was in 2020 | Democrats aren’t alone — incumbent parties have lost elections all around the world | What Americans Expect From Trump’s Second Term … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/241119-topline

Majorities Still Back Stricter Gun Laws, Assault Weapons Ban | As Trump vows mass deportation, polls suggest growing support – but not a mandate | Republicans suddenly think the economy’s great and the election wasn’t rigged | The key voter shifts that led to Trump’s battleground state sweep | Lost in Translation: Swing Voters’ Misperceptions of Harris And Late Turn To Trump | Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House | How Democrats Blew It on Inflation … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/241118-topline

Voters share hopes and fears for a second Trump term | How Americans view potential members of Trump’s administration | Five polling trends that defined 2024 | ‘Harris Was Pushed Off a Glass Cliff — Repeatedly’ | Muslims who voted for Trump upset by his pro-Israel cabinet picks | Democratic jockeying for the 2028 presidential election is already underway | Neurodiversity in the U.S. … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/241117

The New Driving Force of Identity Politics Is Class, Not Race | Focus group: Swing voters wary of Musk-Trump relationship | Democrats bet big on abortion in 2024. Voters had other priorities. | 7 Reasons Democrats Should Be Optimistic About Their Chances in 2026 and 2028 | Public Trust in Scientists and Views on Their Role in Policymaking … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/241115-topline

Trump’s new administration and the election’s aftermath | What Trump supporters believe and expect | How Resilient Is the Emerging Trump Coalition? | Republican Victory and the Ambience of Information | America’s immigrant voters | No clear leader in poll of potential candidates in 2026 race for California governor | Drop in Death Penalty Support Led by Younger Generations … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/241114

We Spoke With 13 Young Undecided Americans for Months. Here’s How They Voted. | Voters Sent a Loud Message of Economic Pain | Survey of Consumer Expectations | Many Americans perceive a rise in dangerous driving | Some Black Voters Ask, What Have Democrats Done for Us? | Donald Trump and the College Degree Divide | Fewer states than ever will have split-party Senate delegations | What Americans really think of Trump’s promises … & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/241113-topline