Opinion Weekend
January 6-7, 2024
Record Low in U.S. Satisfied With Way Democracy Is Working Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup A new low of 28% of U.S. adults are satisfied with the way democracy is working in the country. The current figure is down from the prior low -- 35% measured shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by rioters trying to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
Jan. 6 Looks More Salient for 2024 Than 2022 Cameron Easley, Morning Consult Donald Trump is steamrolling his way to the Republican presidential nomination and polling as competitively as ever against President Joe Biden among the broader electorate at the national and state level. But Morning Consult trend data suggests his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attacks three years ago remains an Achilles’ heel that could cost him dearly in November.
Three Years After the Insurrection, Voters Are Not Confident About Election Security Kate Sosland, Data for Progress Despite Trump’s failure to reverse the election results in federal and state courts, new Data for Progress polling finds that a majority of Republicans and nearly half of Independents are not confident that the 2020 presidential election was secure and free of wide-scale voter fraud. Virginia: Biden leads Trump Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy Virginia voters are currently inclined to stick with Democrat Joe Biden over Republican Donald Trump. Statewide, 49% of voters support Biden, while 43% back Trump and 8% are undecided. And statewide, 49% approve of Biden’s job performance, while 49% disapprove.