Economist/YouGov Poll: Congress, Biden, Gaza, and China Carl Bialik & Kathy Frankovic, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Americans' views on Congress, Biden's job performance and handling of specific issues, wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and the China-U.S. deal on fentanyl.
Voters See American Dream Slipping Out of Reach, WSJ/NORC Poll Shows Aaron Zitner, Wall Street Journal The American dream—the proposition that anyone who works hard can get ahead, regardless of their background—has slipped out of reach in the minds of many Americans. Only 36% of voters in a new Wall Street Journal/NORC survey said the American dream still holds true, substantially fewer than the 53% who said so in 2012 and 48% in 2016 in similar surveys of adults by another pollster. Half of Americans are saving more for a safety net Zoe Galland, Ipsos 34% of Americans say that in the past six months they have postponed or skipped a big-ticket product purchase. Democracy, abortion are top priorities for single-issue voters Bridget Bowman, NBC News Voters who may decide to vote for or against a candidate on a single issue tend to prioritize protecting democracy or constitutional rights and abortion, according to the latest national NBC News poll.
