Opinion Today
June 7, 2023
DeSantis’ support is stagnant after launch Eli Yokley, Morning Consult DeSantis trails Trump by 34 percentage points among GOP primary voters (22% to 56%), similar to his standing before he launched his campaign on May 24. Pence is backed by 7%. Just 1% of the party’s prospective electorate supports Christie. Can Trump win the White House if convicted of a ‘serious’ crime? Andrew Romano, YouGov A new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that just 23% of Americans believe that Donald Trump should be allowed to serve as president again if convicted of a “serious” crime. The numbers also indicate that Trump could still easily win the Republican nomination even if he’s found guilty. Economic Optimism Is Stuck In A Rut As Debt-Ceiling Deal Gets Thumbs-Down Jed Graham, Investor’s Business Daily The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index inched higher in June but remained at a deeply pessimistic level. The overall IBD/TIPP U.S. Economic Optimism Index edged up one-tenth of a point to 41.7, after a 5.8-p…
