Opinion Today
September 20, 2023
Trump pulls even with Biden in Yahoo News/YouGov poll Andrew Romano, Yahoo News In last month’s Yahoo News/YouGov poll, President Biden led former President Trump by a solid margin (47% to 41%) in a hypothetical Election Day matchup. According to the latest survey, which was in the field from Sept. 14 to 18, Biden and Trump would now tie at 44% apiece among registered voters. When pitted against nine other declared Republican candidates, Trump now earns 59% of the primary vote.
Americans’ Dismal Views of the Nation’s Politics Pew Research Center Americans have long been critical of politicians and skeptical of the federal government. But today, Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative, with little hope of improvement on the horizon. Majorities say the political process is dominated by special interests, flooded with campaign cash and mired in partisan warfare. Elected officials are widely viewed as self-serving and ineffective.
Public Trust in Government: 1958-2023 Pew Research Center Public trust in the federal government, which has been low for decades, has returned to near record lows following a modest uptick in 2020 and 2021. 2023 National Energy and the Environment Survey Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion The following report summarizes key findings from the 2023 wave of the National Surveys on Energy and the Environment. This survey wave marks the 26th in the series, dating back to the project’s origin in 2008.