Opinion Today
April 30, 2024
Immigration Named Top U.S. Problem for Third Straight Month Megan Brenan, Gallup A steady 27% of Americans say the most important problem facing the U.S. is immigration, topping Gallup’s open-ended trend for the third consecutive month, the longest stretch for this particular issue in the past 24 years. In the latest poll, 48% of Republicans, compared with 8% of Democrats, mention immigration. Independents fall roughly in the middle, at 25%.
U.S. Economic Confidence Falls for First Time Since October Mary Claire Evans, Gallup Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index is -29 in April, nine points lower than March’s -20 reading. This is the first time in five months that confidence has not seen a marginal improvement, and the first decline in economic confidence in the past seven months.
Biden and Trump supporters sharply divided by the media they consume Ben Kamisar, NBC News Those who don’t follow political news feel more positively about Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and more negatively about Joe Biden.
‘Double Hater’ Voters Are Not Sold on Biden, Trump, or Kennedy Monmouth University Polling Institute There has been very little movement in a presidential election that continues to show nearly equal levels of potential support for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The Monmouth University Poll finds about 1 in 6 voters hold unfavorable views of both presumptive nominees. Most of this group remains up for grabs in the general election as few have a strong inclination to vote for independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Tracking the 2024 U.S. presidential election Cameron Easley & Eli Yokley, Morning Consult Biden and Trump are tied at 43% in our latest tracking. The race remains closer than before Super Tuesday, when Trump consistently led, as partisans line up behind their presumptive nominees at similar levels and independent voters slightly prefer the former president.
Americans’ Views of Technology Companies Monica Anderson, Pew Research Center Most Americans are wary of social media’s role in politics and its overall impact on the country, and these concerns are ticking up among Democrats, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults. Still, Republicans stand out on several measures, with majorities believing major technology companies are biased toward liberals.
