Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the December 11, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Growing Worry Over Medicare, Social Security Ellyn Maese, Gallup Roughly 40% of U.S. adults — equivalent to about 110 million Americans — doubt that Medicare or, separately, Social Security will be available in the next 10 years, according to a new study from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America.
Most Americans say government has a responsibility to ensure health care coverage Andrew Daniller, Pew Research Center
New poll paints a grim picture of a nation under financial strain Erin Doherty, Politico Voters Back Birthright Citizenship, But Will The U.S. Supreme Court Do The Same? I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights
Broad slice of Americans oppose Venezuela boat strikes, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Patricia Zengerle, Reuters Perception Gaps and Community Differences on Crime/Gun Violence Ari Pinkus, American Communities Project
A Country That Works for Young People Works for Everyone John Della Volpe, JDV on Gen Z
All I want for Christmas is data on Americans’ holiday traditions, trees, and travel plans Jamie Ballard, YouGov
Small Business Confidence Softens, Workforce Pressures Mount Ahead of Holidays U.S. Chamber of Commerce Trump dominates democracy in Europe, international POLITICO Poll shows Tim Ross and Hanne Cokelaere, Politico
Maine: Omnibus Poll Pan Atlantic Research
How Isolationist Are Trump’s Voters? Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Trumpism Is Global Culture War David Wallace-Wells, New York Times [unlocked] How voters really feel about affordability Amber Phillips, Washington Post [unlocked] Trump’s Economic Promises Test Patience in the Poconos Kris Maher and Rachel Wolfe, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] A Visual Breakdown of Trump’s Pardon Spree Louise Radnofsky and Kara Dapena, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] After Trump Pardons Cuellar, TX-28 Moves to Leans Democratic J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball A Senate majority could be within Democrats’ reach Matthew Yglesias, Slow Boring Democrats Make a Fresh Push to Win State Legislatures Nick Corasaniti, New York Times [unlocked] ‘I love an underdog’: Trump-Zohran Mamdani voters are at the center of an unexpected relationship Allan Smith and Matt Lavietes, NBC News John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True David Daley, The Atlantic [unlocked]
There’s much more in the FULL edition of Opinion Today, sent to paid subscribers today at 5 a.m. ET:
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How media incentives stoked the culture war
The Science of PoliticsCivilisational Erasure (with Stewart Lee)
Strong Message HereHow Democrats’ win in Miami ‘turns the clock back’ for Trump, Republicans
NBC NewsWhat Miami’s mayoral win means for Dems: Harry Enten runs the numbers
CNNReconnecting with people in the U.S. to see how political divisions are affecting them
PBS News Hour