Opinion Today
May 7, 2024
It's a tie: Biden 37%-Trump 37% as Hispanic, Black and younger voters shift Susan Page, Sudiksha Kochi & Rachel Barber, USA Today It couldn't be closer. Six months before Election Day, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied 37%-37% in an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll as millions of Americans' votes remain up for grabs. While the nation's fierce polarization has set many political preferences in stone, 1 in 4 registered voters (24%) say they might change their minds ahead of November's election, and 12% haven't made a choice yet. Biden And Trump Neck-And Neck, But Most Americans Think Trump Will Win: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights President Joe Biden has a tenuous lead over lawfare-challenged former President Donald Trump, but continues to show weakness among key voting groups that he needs to win a second term in office, the latest numbers from the May I&I/TIPP Poll show.
Tracking the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Cameron Easley & Eli Yokley, Morning Consult Trump leads Biden by 1 percentage point in our latest tracking, 44% to 43%, compared with a tie in last week’s update. The race remains closer than before Super Tuesday, when Trump consistently led. Trump performs slightly better with Republicans and his own 2020 backers than Biden does with Democrats and his 2020 supporters. Fewer Black Americans plan to vote in 2024, Post-Ipsos poll finds Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Emily Guskin & Scott Clement, Washington Post Black Americans’ desire to vote in this year’s election is down sharply compared with four years ago, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted last month — a potentially troublesome sign for President Biden, whose ascent was powered by Black voters in 2020 and who has intensified efforts to court them before November’s election.
Most Black Americans continue to support Joe Biden Chris Jackson, Ipsos The latest Washington Post/Ipsos Survey of Black Americans finds that in the 2024 presidential race, the majority of the Black community continues to support President Joe Biden. Biden has an edge over former President Donald Trump on topics of personal favorability, job performance, and personal attributes.
Climate Change Concerns Dip Monmouth University Polling Institute Most Americans continue to acknowledge the existence of climate change, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll, but the number who see this as a very serious problem has fallen below half. Support for government action to reduce activities that impact the climate has dipped below 6 in 10 for the first time since Monmouth began polling this topic nearly a decade ago. The poll finds that the drop in the importance and urgency of climate change has been most pronounced among younger adults.
Most college students shrug at nationwide protests Sareen Habeshian, Axios College protests against Israel's war in Gaza are dominating headlines. But only a sliver of students are participating or view it as a top issue, according to a new Generation Lab survey shared exclusively with Axios.