Opinion Today
June 14, 2024
CBS News poll analysis: Should Trump have immunity? Should all presidents? Jennifer De Pinto & Anthony Salvanto, CBS News As the Supreme Court considers its decision on the matter, most Americans don't think Donald Trump should have immunity from criminal prosecution for actions taken while president, and most don't think presidents generally should have immunity either. Some Republicans, though, feel a little differently: they think Trump should have immunity.
Trials Have Little Impact on 2024 Race Monmouth University Polling Institute More voters agree than disagree with a New York jury’s guilty verdict against former President Donald Trump. What does that mean for preferences in the upcoming election? Very little, according to the latest Monmouth University Poll. Trump and President Joe Biden continue to draw almost identical levels of support, although voter enthusiasm for this rematch has increased among both Republicans and Democrats. The poll also finds that most voters think the criminal charges against Trump were politically motivated, while nearly half say the same about the recent trial involving the current president’s son, Hunter Biden.
Majority of registered voters unphased by Hunter Biden verdict Ipsos The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll—which began fielding after the announcement of a guilty verdict in the federal felony gun purchasing trial against Hunter Biden—shows that a majority of Americans across party lines believe the trial was conducted fairly. That said, most Americans believe Hunter Biden should have to spend time in prison for lying about his drug use in order to buy a gun.
Biden vs. Trump: Who is leading the polls? Jason Lange, Reuters Donald Trump, the Republican challenger in the U.S. presidential contest, opened up a marginal 2 percentage point lead over U.S. President Joe Biden this week in the race to win the November election, as voters weigh the recent criminal convictions of Trump and of Biden's son, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Spring 2024 Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication 62% of registered voters would prefer to vote for a candidate for public office who supports action on global warming. About four in ten registered voters (39%) say a candidate’s position on global warming will be “very important” when they decide who they will vote for in the 2024 presidential election. Of 28 issues asked about, global warming is the 19th most highly ranked voting issue among registered voters (based on the percentage saying it is “very important”). 39% of registered voters have heard either “a lot” (11%) or “some” (28%) about the Inflation Reduction Act. After reading a short description of the IRA, 74% of registered voters support it.
