A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll finds 15% of Texans expressing support for a complete ban on abortion access in polling conducted primarily in the week prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement of its landmark opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. While 37% of Texas voters say that […] Read more »
More Americans Struggling; Inflation, Gas Prices Top Family Concerns
The number of Americans who are financially struggling has increased by double digits in the past year as inflation and gas prices top the list of problems faced by the nation’s families. The Monmouth University Poll finds a majority say the federal government’s actions are hurting them and that President […] Read more »
Here’s why Democrats could keep the Senate
Election Day 2022 is now four months away. Democrats are trying to hold on to slim majorities in both the House and Senate. They’re doing so against the backdrop of high inflation and an economy viewed in poor shape, which is the issue dominating voters’ minds. I’ve generally been high […] Read more »
McConnell wants to win the suburbs by defusing cultural hot buttons. Trump and his own party have other ideas.
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted for the most significant gun violence prevention bill in nearly three decades, he offered a candid explanation for his turnaround after decades of opposing firearm restrictions. “It’s no secret that we’ve lost ground in suburban areas. We pretty much own rural and small-town […] Read more »
I don’t buy GOP will definitely win Senate after SCOTUS decisions: Silver
FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver breaks down how the recent landmark Supreme Court decisions will affect the midterm elections on “This Week.” CONTINUED This Week, ABC News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »
Where the country is on abortion
… While most Americans believe abortion should be legal, much of the country exists somewhere in the middle of the abortion debate, with few falling into the more extreme ends of the conversation. Other polling shows how different conditions affect abortion support, though notably, a majority of the country supports […] Read more »