Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 5, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Majority of voters disapproves of how Trump has handled Iran Ben Kamisar, NBC News Most independents say the U.S. should not have taken military action, along with a slice of Republicans, according to a national NBC News poll.
Fox News Poll: Voters give poor marks to economy, Congress and Trump Dana Blanton, Fox News
Top U.S. Foreign Policy Priority: National Security Megan Brenan, Gallup
Americans' Views on the Nation's Global Image and Power Lydia Saad, Gallup
Americans Are Angry About Epstein – and They Want Accountability Aidan Harty & Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research
Voters Increasingly Think Artificial Intelligence Will Hurt the Economy Data for Progress
Beyond MAGA: The War Against Wokeness More in Common US Newsletter 81% of Israelis back Iran strikes, INSS poll finds i24NEWS New Englanders Oppose Iran Attack, Split on Assassination of Khamenei University of New Hampshire Survey Center
Arizona: Biggs Benefits from Field Consolidation, Hobbs Holds Early Edge Noble Predictive Insights
New York State: Strong Majorities of Democrats & NYC Voters Support Gov. & Leg. Giving NYC Ability to Raise Income Tax on Its Residents Earning At Least $1M Siena Research Institute Trump, the polls, and the war with Iran: What happened to the ‘President of Peace’? Andrew Payne, Chatham House ‘MAGA is Trump’: President fires back at right-wing mutiny over Iran Will Oremus, Washington Post [unlocked] The Republic and Its Enemies Thomas Pepinsky (Cornell University), Liberal Currents 8 takeaways from the Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas primaries Nathan L. Gonzales, Roll Call Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democrats Jessica Piper, Alec Hernandez and Lisa Kashinsky, Politico How Latino Voters Helped Talarico Win in Texas Ashley Cai, Jeff Adelson, Jennifer Medina and J. David Goodman, New York Times [unlocked] With Texas in Play for Democrats, Trump Says He Will Endorse Senate Candidate Elizabeth Findell, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] High Turnout, Unusual Coalitions: Lessons From the Texas Primary Nate Cohn, New York Times Cornyn Staying Alive is Enough to Keep Texas Senate as Likely Republican Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball Democrats have flipped 9 seats in state legislative special elections under Trump while Republicans are at 0 Allan Smith, NBC News
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The Science of PoliticsGet Real (with Hugo Rifkind)
Strong Message HereNBC News poll shows most voters disapprove of how Trump has handled Iran
NBC News'Highest ever': Enten on TX primaries' massive political shifts
CNNAmerican Voters, Large Language Models & Shaping Realities
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