Opinion Today
June 4, 2024
Americans’ attitudes toward electric vehicles, climate, and energy policy ahead of the presidential election Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Americans continue to be open to purchasing electric vehicles, but are deterred by cost, range, charging capacity, and a lack of charging stations. Similar to past years, majority of Americans believe that climate change is happening, and that it’s caused mostly or entirely by human activity. Seventy-one percent of Americans say energy policy is at least one important factor in thinking about their vote for the next president in November, and 64% say the same about climate change.
Many Americans still shying away from EVs despite Biden push, AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds Matthew Daly & Linley Sanders, Associated Press About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to buy an EV the next time they buy a car, according to the poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, while 46% say they are not too likely or not at all likely to purchase one. Biden, Trump Tied in Favorability Before Felony Conviction Lydia Saad, Gallup A Gallup poll conducted in May found President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump tied in favorability, with 46% of Americans viewing each favorably and just over half unfavorably when rated on a 10-point scale.
False Belief in MMR Vaccine-Autism Link Endures as Measles Threat Persists Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said there is no evidence linking the measles vaccine and getting autism. But 24% of U.S. adults do not accept that – they say that statement is somewhat or very inaccurate – and another 3% are not sure, according to the survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. About three-quarters of those surveyed say that statement is somewhat or very accurate.
Americans Are Divided on Support for Banning TikTok, With Young Americans Driving Opposition Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research This Navigator Research report contains polling data on the latest favorability of TikTok and support for recent legislation banning TikTok, as well as support for legalizing marijuana for recreational use and reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. ‘Antihero’ or ‘Felon’: 11 Undecided Voters Struggle With How to See Trump Post-Verdict Patrick Healy, Frank Luntz & Adrian J. Rivera, New York Times All 11 participants in our Times Opinion focus group were swing voters: They had supported or been open to Hillary Clinton or Mr. Biden at least once in 2016, 2020 or 2024, and backed or considered Mr. Trump at least once in those years as well. These voters all said they were struck by the verdict, even swayed in different ways, yet Mr. Trump’s guilt didn’t decisively turn them against the former president – a point that was Mr. Luntz’s biggest takeaway from the group. An audio recording of the session.
