Opinion Today
April 8, 2024
EV Ownership Ticks Up, but Fewer Nonowners Want to Buy One Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Seven percent of Americans, up from 4% a year ago, report that they own an electric vehicle. That increase is matched by an equal decline in the percentage saying they are seriously considering buying one, from 12% to 9%. Meanwhile, fewer Americans -- 35%, down from 43% in 2023 -- say they might consider buying an EV in the future. Thus, even as some people have moved ahead with their intent to buy an EV in the past year, public demand for the cars has contracted.
Why Republicans Will Regret Their Crusade Against Electric Cars Mike Murphy, Politico Magazine New polling suggests that stance is a political loser in 2024. The polls are suggesting a huge shift in the electorate. Are they right? Steven Shepard, Politico It’s a significant reversal from recent history: President Joe Biden is struggling with young voters but performing better than most Democrats with older ones. Key voting groups are shifting in the race between Biden and Trump Domenico Montanaro, NPR News President Biden and former President Donald Trump are still very close in polling on the 2024 presidential election. But below the surface, some key demographic groups appear to be shifting loyalty. How ‘All in the Family’ Explains Biden’s Strength Among Seniors Nate Cohn, New York Times [unlocked] It’s usually a given that Republicans will win voters 65 and over, but that’s not the case in this election. Instead, polls show President Biden close or even ahead among seniors, continuing a steady — and overlooked — trend of Democratic gains among older voters. Mr. Biden’s strength among seniors might be surprising, but the likeliest explanation is deceptively simple: At every stage earlier in their lives, many of today’s seniors voted Democratic. They just got older.
