Public opinion remains split on police killings

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We’re here again. Another senseless police killing. Another Black person needlessly dead, another devastating video documenting the violence. We’ve been here too many times. And reactions are mixed, as usual, between those who think these killings are isolated events, and those who see them as part of a pattern that needs more attention. We seem stuck in a perpetual tug-of-war between efforts to directly address racism in policing, as well as its history in this country, and inevitable backlash against those efforts. …

Since 2015, my organization, PRRI, has occasionally asked a question about police killings: “Do you think recent killings of Black Americans by police are isolated incidents or are they part of a broader pattern of how police treat Black Americans?” CONTINUED

Natalie Jackson, National Journal

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NY 3 Voters Say Santos Should Resign 78-13%, Including 71% of Reps

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By a margin of 78-13%, voters in New York’s 3rd Congressional District overwhelmingly say freshman Republican Representative George Santos should resign, including 89% of Democrats, 72% of independents and 71% of Republicans. His constituents view him unfavorably 83-7%, including 78% of Republicans who view Santos unfavorably, according to a new Newsday/Siena College poll of registered NY 3 voters released today.

Three-quarters of voters do not think Santos can be an effective representative for the people of the district, and 71% say it was wrong for US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to have seated Santos on two congressional committees. By a two-to-one margin, voters who say they voted for Santos in November, now say they would not have voted for him had they known then what they know now about Santos. CONTINUED

Siena College Research Institute

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CNN’s Harry Enten: Data for TV

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Harry Enten (@forecasterenten on Twitter) is one of the most-high-profile data journalists in the world. He explains the numbers every day on CNN – whether it’s election polling, sports or even his original passion: meterology, specifically snowstorms.

“I definitely see myself as a storyteller,” says Enten and he chats with Alberto and Simon about his approach to making the numbers understandable for a TV audience, which charts work (and which don’t), as well as who is in his head each time he presents.

They also discuss polling and how to report on the nuances of surveys.

Alberto Cairo & Simon Rogers, The Data Journalism Podcast

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Highlights of GOP Presidential Primary Survey

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In the wake of a disappointing Republican performance in the 2022 midterm elections, Donald Trump has slipped to his lowest point since he emerged on the political scene almost eight years ago. He remains a formidable force, to be sure, with a lock on approximately 30 percent of likely Republican primary and caucus voters nationally. But a majority of the GOP is ready to move on, believing either that Trump cannot win in 2024, or that he is too focused on the past rather than the future. CONTINUED

Whit Ayres, Jon McHenry & Dan Judy, North Star Opinion Research

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Republicans Leery of Compromise With Biden; Majority Want GOP To Focus on Investigations

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As partisan battles over the debt ceiling and other key issues loom and the GOP takes back control of the House of Representatives following last fall’s midterm elections, most Republicans say they want their party’s leaders to take a hard line in their dealings with President Joe Biden and the Democrats.

More than six-in-ten Republicans and independents who lean toward the Republican Party (64%) say that Republican congressional leaders should “stand up” to Biden on matters that are important to GOP voters, even if this makes it harder to address critical problems facing the country. About half as many Republicans – 34% – would prefer to see the party’s congressional leaders work with Biden, even if doing so requires them to make concessions that disappoint some GOP voters, a new Pew Research Center survey has found. …

Three-quarters of Americans say they are very concerned about the price of food and consumer goods, while six-in-ten say the same about the price of gasoline and energy and the cost of housing. CONTINUED

Pew Research Center

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Americans’ Dissatisfaction With Nation Eases, but Still High

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Continuing a two-decade trend, most Americans remain dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S. — 23% say they are satisfied, and 76% are dissatisfied. Forty-eight percent, the largest group, are “very dissatisfied,” but that figure has dropped from the record-high 66% measured in January 2021. Americans’ intense dissatisfaction eased last year, to 51%, and inched down further this year. CONTINUED

Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup

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