Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the April 30, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
The Cost of Health Care Remains at the Top of the Public’s List of Economic Concerns, Even as Concerns About Gas Prices Climb KFF Majorities Say Health Costs Will Influence Their Vote and Voters Favor Democrats on the Issue, with Republicans Holding an Advantage on Addressing Fraud and Abuse
Why Democrats can't win more Trump disapprovers Lakshya Jain, The Argument
Two Months Later: Most Americans Don’t Think Trump’s War with Iran is Worth It and See No End in Sight Julie Alderman Boudreau, Navigator Research
American Unity Remains A Pipe Dream As Political Parties Grow Further Apart: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights
Voters Support a Progressive Agenda Focused on Lowering Costs and Taking on Corporations Data for Progress
Voters Support Multiple Pro-Worker Measures to Regulate AI Data for Progress
The populist message that’s resonating in key battleground states Monica Potts, The New Republic Texas: War and surging gas prices fuel another negative turn in views of the economy James Henson and Joshua Blank, Texas Politics Project
Massachusetts: Young Bay Staters Report Considerably Lower Mental Health, Higher Stress Than Older Residents University of New Hampshire Survey Center Chicago Residents Strongly Disapprove of Immigration Enforcement Actions, and Presence of Federal Agents at Polls Suffolk University Political Research Center Republicans Seize Back an Edge in the Nation’s Redistricting Fight Reid J. Epstein, The New York Times [unlocked] The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Just Issued the Worst Ruling in a Century Richard L. Hasen (UCLA), Slate [unlocked] The Supreme Court Just Neutered the Voting Rights Act Noah Feldman (Harvard University), Bloomberg Opinion [unlocked] Voters Can Be Disenfranchised Now Adam Serwer, The Atlantic [unlocked] A Redistricting Check-in at the Dawn of the Callais Era Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball Louisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling Dan Merica and Patrick Marley, The Washington Post [unlocked] Florida isn’t a swing state anymore, and DeSantis’s new map knows it Henry Olsen, The Washington Post [unlocked] The Fight-Club Rule on Gerrymandering Russell Berman, The Atlantic [unlocked] To Save the Midterms, Go on the Offensive Karl Rove, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] The YOLO Presidency Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, The Atlantic [unlocked] Rise of the Blood Populist Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic [unlocked] Donald Trump’s Disturbing Welcome for King Charles Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic [unlocked] How much can Trump screw with the midterms? Eli McKown-Dawson, Silver Bulletin Politics has come to work, once an apolitical space Jerel Ezell, Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo]
There’s much more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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How the Supreme Court’s Louisiana districting decision weakens the Voting Rights Act
PBS News HourMajority of younger Americans feel the country is on the wrong track, polling shows
MS NOWWhat Body Cam Footage Reveals About ICE’s Tactics
The New York TimesGame On (with Natalie Haynes)
Strong Message Here