Opinion Today
February 8, 2024
Newsday/Siena College Poll: New York CD 3 Special Election Siena College Research Institute Suozzi Leads Pilip, 48-44% Among Likely Special Election Voters; Voters Say Pilip Will Do a Better Job on Migrant Influx & Will Make Progress on Lessening Tax burden; Suozzi Will do a Better Job on Protecting Democracy & Addressing Abortion; Among Likely Special Election Voters, Trump Tops Biden by 5 Points, 47-42%
Plurality of Americans Support Removing Trump from Presidential Ballots Due to Insurrection Clause University of Massachusetts Amherst A new national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll has found that a plurality of Americans support removing Donald Trump from their states’ ballots. The poll shows little appetite among the broad American electorate to impeach President Biden. U.S. Women Have Become More Liberal; Men Mostly Stable Lydia Saad, Gallup While notable on its own, the slight leftward shift over the long term in Americans’ political ideology that Gallup has previously documented is even more significant when reviewing the trend among different age and gender groups. Increased liberalism since the 1990s has occurred much more strongly among women of certain age groups, while men’s views have been steadier.
Bipartisan Support for Early In-Person Voting, Voter ID, Election Day National Holiday Pew Research Center Americans generally believe that voting is an effective way to bring about positive change in the country. But in recent years, there have been contentious debates in a number of states over the rules around voting and elections. A new national survey finds deep partisan divisions over some voting policies, especially voting by mail.
Less Than Half of Americans "Very Satisfied" With Own Lives Megan Brenan, Gallup For just the third time in more than two decades, less than half of Americans say they are “very satisfied” with the way things are going in their personal lives. The 47% of U.S. adults expressing high satisfaction with their lives has edged down three percentage points over the past year and is only one point higher than the 2011 record low for the trend.