Opinion Today
March 22, 2024
Majority in U.S. Say Israel Has Valid Reasons for Fighting; Fewer Say the Same About Hamas Pew Research Center Months into the Israel-Hamas war, roughly six-in-ten Americans (58%) say Israel’s reasons for fighting Hamas are valid. But how Israel is carrying out its response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack receives a more mixed evaluation. About four-in-ten U.S. adults (38%) say Israel’s conduct of the war has been acceptable, and 34% say it has been unacceptable. The remaining 26% are unsure.
Most Americans think there will be another world war within the next decade Jamie Ballard, YouGov A new YouGov survey asked Americans about the possibility of another world war, the role that other countries might play, the roles they themselves might play, and how the U.S. should respond to hypothetical nuclear attacks abroad and at home.
Republicans have taken sharp populist turn in the Trump era: Reuters/Ipsos Jason Lange & James Oliphant, Reuters An analysis of a decade's worth of Reuters/Ipsos polls shows how the Republican electorate has shifted in its makeup and views. The classic "country club" Republican, well-off and well-educated, now makes up a smaller slice of the pie. In its place is a Republican electorate that is more isolationist, more skeptical of globalization, more suspicious of the electoral process and more likely to view Democrats as a threat than it was when former President Trump launched his first run for the White House in 2015.
