Opinion Today
November 6, 2023
Trump Indictments Haven’t Sunk His Campaign, but a Conviction Might Jonathan Swan, Ruth Igielnik & Maggie Haberman, New York Times Polls by The New York Times and Siena College show his strength in key swing states, in part because of concerns about President Biden’s age. But a conviction could be the difference in 2024.
If Trump wins, more voters foresee better finances, staying out of war Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto & Fred Backus, CBS News With views of things in America continuing to be bad and now hitting their most negative marks of the year, one might expect an incumbent president to trail in a pre-election poll — as Joe Biden does in this one. But that's only half the story. The other half is that Donald Trump holds distinct advantages in his own right when voters look forward: More voters think they'd be better off financially if Trump wins in 2024, and more voters think it's Trump who can keep the U.S. out of a war, if he wins.
Conflict and America's role in the world: Americans show sympathy for Israeli people; parties divide over aid to Israel, Ukraine Fred Backus, CBS News Most Americans have sympathy for both the Israeli and Palestinian people, but sympathy for the Israelis is higher, and most support providing military aid and weapons to Israel. Support for sending weapons and military aid to Israel is driven particularly by Republicans. Democrats are more divided, with the very liberal wing of the party the most in opposition. A similar majority of Americans supports sending weapons and military aid to Ukraine, but the partisan directions are opposite, with a large majority of Democrats in support and Republicans more divided. Here, a slight majority of Republicans oppose military aid.
Republicans perceived as better at handling the economy Mallory Newall & Sarah Feldman, Ipsos The Republican Party is currently more trusted to do a better job of handling the economy, inflation, and crime, while Democrats hold an advantage in dealing with gun violence, education, and healthcare, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll of American adults age 18+.
