New ABC News/Ipsos polling finds that most Americans believe the charges against former President Trump in the January 6th case are serious, though there are significant differences by partisanship. Opinion has not changed between indictments on whether Trump should be charged with a crime or suspend his campaign and if […] Read more »
Reuters/Ipsos Survey: Despite indictments, Trump leads primary field as DeSantis loses support
New Reuters/Ipsos polling finds that, despite legal troubles, former President Donald Trump maintains his lead over the Republican primary field, as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is losing support. Democrats and Republicans are far apart in how much they’ve heard about the indictments and whether the charges are believable or politically […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Percentage of Republicans who think Biden’s 2020 win was illegitimate ticks back up near 70%
The share of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who believe that President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win was not legitimate has ticked back up, according to a new CNN poll fielded throughout July. All told, 69% of Republicans and Republican-leaners say Biden’s win was not legitimate, up from 63% earlier this […] Read more »
Sending troops to U.S.-Mexico border is popular. Other GOP policy planks are struggling.
The latest NBC News poll tests 11 different proposals and issues Republican presidential candidates are campaigning on so far — and the recent push on using the military at the border is resonating with general election voters, though they are down on several other high-profile policy planks. The most popular […] Read more »
How to rig an election — with deadly, racist consequences
A committee resolved the disputed presidential vote by agreeing to pull out federal troops who protected newly freed Black citizens across the South. CONTINUED Tom Hanks & Jeffery Robinson, Washington Post The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up […] Read more »
GOP election deniers fare worse at the ballot box, on average
As the Republican Party gears up for the 2024 presidential race, there’s a large image in the rearview mirror that refuses to go away: The 2020 presidential election. About a week ago, the Colorado GOP selected a 2020 election denier to lead the party for the next two years. That […] Read more »