Algorithm-based news recommendations on social media and search engines shape the news people see. … To get a sense of how algorithmic recommendations perform as news intermediaries, we asked actual internet users to complete real-world searches of topics in the news and list the recommendations they got. In other words, […] Read more »
U.S. Economic Optimism Index Hits 16-Month High
Americans’ view of the outlook for the U.S. economy still isn’t great, but it’s brighter than it has been in 16 months, the new IBD/TIPP Poll finds. The overall IBD/TIPP U.S. Economic Optimism Index rose a half-point to 47.4 in April. That puts the index at its highest level since […] Read more »
How to rig an election — with deadly, racist consequences
A committee resolved the disputed presidential vote by agreeing to pull out federal troops who protected newly freed Black citizens across the South. CONTINUED Tom Hanks & Jeffery Robinson, Washington Post The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up […] Read more »
Biden Approval Rating Shows Resilience As Financial Stress Rises
President Joe Biden’s approval rating is holding near its best level in more than a year, though a few cracks in the economic outlook are emerging, the new IBD/TIPP Poll finds. The new IBD/TIPP Poll finds that a steady 45% of Americans age 18 and up approve of how Biden […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Majority of Americans approve of Trump indictment
Sixty percent of Americans approve of the indictment of former President Donald Trump, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS following the news that a New York grand jury voted to charge him in connection with hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. About three-quarters […] Read more »
New Hampshire: Trump leads GOP field with a strong plurality; weak support for Biden on Dem primary ballot
A new poll conducted by the Saint Anselm College Survey Center (SACSC) at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) finds President Joe Biden facing weak support for re-election. Although his job approval has improved somewhat since the mid-term elections, he is still underwater at 45%-54%. This translates into a […] Read more »