Opinion Today
February 20, 2024
Western Voters Show a Clear Preference for Prioritizing Conservation When Asked About Public Lands Uses Colorado College Fourteenth annual Conservation in the West Poll reveals public lands issues like threats to wildlife habitats, water pollution, and the loss of natural areas are highly important to voters in the West and play a key role in how they will vote in 2024.
Home sweet home? Donald Trump trounces Nikki Haley in exclusive South Carolina poll Susan Page, USA Today Donald Trump is poised to trounce Nikki Haley Saturday in her home state of South Carolina, an exclusive Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll finds, with a yawning advantage that hasn't been diminished by the former president's controversies or legal travails. New York State: Hochul Favorability & Job Approval Ratings Each Drop by 8 Points Siena College Research Institute Governor Kathy Hochul’s favorability rating, 41-46%, down from 45-42% last month, and job approval rating, 48-47%, down from 52-43%, each fell by net eight points from January, according to a Siena College poll of registered New York State voters. President Biden leads former President Trump in a head-to-head match-up, 48-36%, up a little from 46-37% last month. Texas: Republicans aren't the only ones who see problems at the border Jim Henson & Joshua Blank, University of Texas/Texas Politics Project A majority of Texas voters support making it harder for migrants fleeing violence in their home countries to seek asylum in the U.S., while majorities also support many of the controversial measures undertaken by Governor Abbott and the Texas Legislature in response to the situation at the southern border. Congressman Colin Allred leads a crowded field of Democrats seeking to challenge incumbent Senator Ted Cruz. In a head-to-head match-up between the current and former presidents, Trump bests Biden 48% to 41%.
