Americans’ concern about crime and violence in the U.S. has edged up in the past year, and for the first time since 2016, a majority (53%) say they personally worry a “great deal” about crime. … Majorities of women, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, and those aged 30 and older worry […] Read more »
The QAnon catchphrases that took over the Jackson hearings
Republican senators questioning Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at her Supreme Court nomination hearing didn’t explicitly mention QAnon or its putative oracle, Q. They didn’t mention the child sex trafficking ring run by a global cabal of Democratic politicians, financial, media and Hollywood elites, medical establishment professionals and the satanic pedophile […] Read more »
New York: Hochul Has Commanding Lead Over Williams & Suozzi with Dems; With Cuomo in Race, Hochul Leads 38-30%
In a three-way Democratic gubernatorial primary, Governor Kathy Hochul has a commanding 40-point lead over both New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Rep. Tom Suozzi among registered New York Democrats. If former Governor Andrew Cuomo runs in the primary, Hochul has the support of 38% of Democrats, compared […] Read more »
Three in five Americans say Will Smith was wrong to hit Chris Rock
… A YouGov Direct poll conducted on March 28 indicates that while most Americans did not watch the 2022 Academy Awards the night before, a majority now say they’ve heard a lot (56%) or a little (33%) about Smith hitting Rock. Around three in five Americans (61%) say Smith’s actions […] Read more »
The Democrats’ real problems aren’t the ones you’re hearing about
President Biden has lackluster poll numbers, and they seem stuck. Democrats can’t pass much legislation on Capitol Hill. There is wide pessimism within the party about the midterms. So a familiar blame game has begun: Message X, Person Y or Campaign Tactic Z is killing the party. The problem? Virtually […] Read more »
Most Americans remember Trayvon Martin’s death and George Zimmerman’s trial
Ten years after Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, and Zimmerman was subsequently found not guilty, most Americans still remember it well — particularly Black Americans. CONTINUED Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. […] Read more »