Opinion Weekend
April 6-7, 2024
How Americans want the government to handle the issues that matter most to them Jamie Ballard, YouGov The most important issue Americans are facing is health care, according to a new YouGov survey which asked about the importance of 22 issues. Americans also weighed in on how they believe the government should handle each issue — and responses vary by how important the issue is to people
How Americans rate U.S. infrastructure after the Baltimore bridge collapse Kathy Frankovic & David Montgomery, YouGov Many Americans are uneasy about the country's transportation infrastructure in the wake of a major bridge collapse in Baltimore, though Americans are divided over whether the U.S. should increase infrastructure spending, and few say they're afraid of bridges and tunnels.
One in Five Women of Reproductive Age in States with Abortion Bans Say They or Someone They Know Has Had Difficulty Accessing an Abortion Since Dobbs KFF According to new KFF polling, in states with abortion bans, one in five (21%) women of reproductive age (18 to 49) and one in seven (14%) of all women say either they or someone they know has had difficulty accessing an abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The survey finds that among all women, including in states where abortion remains broadly legal or limited by gestational period, 8% say they or someone they know has had difficulty obtaining an abortion since the Court’s decision.
Where Americans stand on generative AI Clifford Young, Sarah Feldman & Bernard Mendez, Ipsos Five charts on the state of generative AI models and how the public feels when it comes to AI regulation Deficit déjà vu: Why voters are so concerned and where they stand with the candidates Blueprint Given the somewhat surprisingly high salience of the issue with voters in general—and, in particular, key voting blocs President Biden needs to win in November—our new poll focuses exclusively on concern about the federal deficit and the national debt, who and what voters blame for it, how they’d like to see it handled, and how Biden can leverage the issue to win over the voters he needs.
