Voters overwhelmingly believe American democracy is under threat, but seem remarkably apathetic about that danger, with few calling it the nation’s most pressing problem, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll. In fact, more than a third of independent voters and a smaller but noteworthy contingent of Democrats said […] Read more »
Faith in American System Recovers After Summer Jan. 6 Hearings
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack heads into its final stages without showing much impact on overall public opinion. About 4 in 10 Americans feel former President Donald Trump was directly responsible for what happened at the U.S. Capitol that day, while 3 in 10 continue […] Read more »
Inside the Completely Legal G.O.P. Plot to Destroy American Democracy
Imagine a legal Jan. 6. It’s bureaucratic, boring, invisible — and it might actually succeed. Johnny Harris & Michelle Cottle, New York Times 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 »
Lies, Politics and Democracy
FRONTLINE’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S. Frontline, PBS 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 »
Focus group: Trump voters on the FBI search, 2020 and the midterms
To better understand the pulse of Republican politics at the moment, we spoke with a group of voters who would support former President Donald Trump if he ran again in 2024. CBS News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. […] Read more »
Americans see politicized election system in U.S.
Many Americans believe politics has entered into the nation’s vote-counting process, with potentially big ramifications for the next election: they think that it is at least somewhat likely that some state or county officials will refuse to certify election results because of political reasons. And politics has surely entered the […] Read more »