… Americans view 14 of 16 federal agencies more favorably than unfavorably, according to a survey of 10,701 adults conducted March 13-19 by Pew Research Center. Of those 14 agencies, 11 have net favorable ratings of 15 points or more. … Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party […] Read more »
Majority of Americans reject anti-trans bills, but support for this restriction is rising
A majority of Americans oppose restrictions on LGBTQ+ people, yet the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll shows support for such laws is growing as many Republican state and local lawmakers pursue hundreds of bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights around the country. Forty-three percent of Americans now say they support laws that criminalize […] Read more »
In 2024 Republicans may complete a historic foreign policy reversal
The GOP in 2024 is moving toward a reprise of its most consequential foreign policy debate ever in a presidential primary. Only this time, the results may be reversed. The 1952 GOP presidential nomination fight proved a turning point in the party’s history, when Dwight Eisenhower, a champion of internationalism […] Read more »
TikTok’s fate is in the hands of the creators
… With lawmakers grumbling that youth don’t comprehend our nation’s threats and youth questioning lawmakers who don’t appreciate their values or understand their use of technology — the team at SocialSphere and I tried to sort things out. We fielded an in-depth survey of more than 1,600 Gen Z (18-26 […] Read more »
TikTok is a money machine, but voters on both sides don’t know if it’s worth it
… Back in 2020, only two years after its global launch, TikTok said it had 100 million users in the United States. This week it announced the figure had climbed to 150 million. That figure represents about 45% of the 332 million men, women and children that make up the […] Read more »
Gen Z voters oppose TikTok ban, but worry about China’s influence
A new poll studying the attitudes of younger American voters toward TikTok finds that Gen Z voters oppose banning TikTok while millennials support a prohibition, even as a majority of all these younger voters express concerns about China misusing the social media app. Among registered voters aged 18 to 42, […] Read more »