Opinion Weekend
June 17-18, 2023
Republican support for Trump has increased even as he faces dozens of felony charges Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour Facing dozens of federal charges, former President Trump is gaining support among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents as he ramps up his 2024 campaign, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.
After indictment, majority want Trump to drop out, but he's getting stronger with GOP Domenico Montanaro, NPR News Given his indictment by a federal grand jury in Florida, a majority of Americans say they think former President Trump should drop out of the race for president, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey. But the opposite is true of Republicans, most of whom not only like him but want him to be president again.
The Trump Indictment Marist Institute for Public Opinion Republicans Stand Firm Behind Trump Although Majority of Americans Want Trump to Drop Out of 2024 Presidential Race Another day, another indictment Clifford Young, Bernard Mendez & Sarah Feldman, Ipsos Five charts showing how Americans view the latest Trump indictment and how Trump is maintaining support among Republicans in spite of it. Black Americans more upbeat but fear worsening racism, poll finds Tim Craig, Emily Guskin & Scott Clement, Washington Post An overwhelming share of Black Americans think the U.S. economic system is stacked against them and a slim majority believe the problem of racism will worsen during their lives, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll that explored the attitudes of the country’s second-largest minority group.
Just 13% of Republicans Support Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday University of Massachusetts Amherst A new national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll on issues facing Black Americans has found that while a majority of Americans understand the history of Juneteenth, only 42% – and just 13% of Republicans – support it being a federal holiday. A majority of Americans – 57%– say that descendants of slaves are owed a formal apology from the federal government for the institution of slavery. Just 35% say the federal government should make cash payments to descendants of slaves.
