Opinion Today
November 17, 2023
78% rate economy negatively, and majority says worst isn’t over; Biden’s job rating on handling inflation is underwater by 40 points Dana Blanton, Fox News Most voters are concerned about inflation and higher prices. Three-quarters say the economy is in bad shape, and two-thirds don’t see any signs that it’s turning around. Only 29% optimistically say the worst is over on the economy, an improvement from 25% in 2022. But more than twice as many, 67%, don’t see any signs the economy has started to turn the corner.
Republicans preferred on top issues such as inflation, security Victoria Balara, Fox News With just under a year until the 2024 elections, Republicans are seen as better able to handle top voter concerns like inflation, and safety-related issues such as crime, national security, and terrorism, while they favor Democrats on lower-ranking problems such as climate change, abortion, and transgender issues.
Trump retains his big lead over other Republican presidential hopefuls Kathy Frankovic & David Montgomery, YouGov Donald Trump maintains a consistent lead for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, with far more support than any of the host of other candidates in the race.
A majority of Democrats want new candidate to challenge Biden in 2024 primary Andrew Romano, Yahoo News In a sign of growing concern about President Biden’s chances of winning reelection, a majority of potential Democratic primary voters (54%) now say they would like to see “another Democrat” enter the race to challenge him for their party’s 2024 nomination, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. Sympathy Grows For Palestinians But Majority Still Sympathize More With Israelis Quinnipiac University Poll As the fighting in Gaza intensifies more than a month after Hamas attacked Israel, sparking the Israel - Hamas war, some voters are changing their view when it comes to who they sympathize more with: the Israelis or the Palestinians, led by young voters and Democrats. More Americans now want U.S. to push for ceasefire than to continue 'supporting' Israel's war against Hamas Andrew Romano, Yahoo News More Americans would now prefer to see the U.S. “working to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas” (41%) than “supporting Israel as it tries to defeat Hamas” (34%), according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.
