There’s strong support for sending Ukraine more weapons to help in their fight, and increased sanctions against Russia find favor, too, as Americans watch continued horrors of the war unfold. And while few back direct U.S. military action in Ukraine right now, Americans do have a “red line” that could […] Read more »
Voters in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District weigh in on issues ahead of midterms
Democrats aim to balance multiple crises ahead of November’s midterm elections. Voters in Livingston County, Mich., share their concerns about inflation and their views of President Biden. Asma Khalid, NPR 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 »
Treating Politics Like the NCAA Tournament
According to the PredictIt betting odds, there is an 84 percent chance that Republicans will capture the House in November, a 77 percent chance that the GOP wins a Senate majority, and a 72 percent chance that Republicans end up controlling both. Generally speaking, I am not a big fan […] Read more »
63% of Americans say Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, a full 63% of Americans now say they agree that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. Just 14% disagree. In a country as divided as the U.S., that would be a striking level of […] Read more »
Economy, war and foreign conflict remain the nation’s top issues
This week’s Ipsos’ Core Political has President Biden with a 45% approval rating as the economy and war and foreign conflict remain the nation’s top issues. One-quarter (25%) of Americans believe the economy is the most important problem facing the nation today, followed by war and foreign conflict (10%), and […] Read more »
Why aren’t Americans rallying around Biden during a war?
The Biden administration has earned broad praise for its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — at least before the president’s unscripted remark that Russian President Vladimir Putin should not remain in power. Conventional wisdom has long held that U.S. public opinion rallies around the flag and the president in […] Read more »