Opinion Today
June 26, 2024
The Biden-Trump debate is seen as important for their campaigns AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Fifty-seven percent of the public say they are extremely or very likely to tune into at least some of the debate or the follow-up commentary about it. Most of the public say they have a very or somewhat unfavorable view of Biden and Trump. Republicans are more satisfied with a re-nomination of Trump than Democrats are with Biden’s re-nomination. Biden’s overall job approval has remained fairly steady over the past two years, with about 4 in 10 approving of his job performance and 6 in 10 disapproving.
Most Americans plan to watch Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, AP-NORC poll finds Jonathan J. Cooper & Linley Sanders, Associated Press Most U.S. adults plan to watch some element of Thursday’s presidential debate and many think the event will be important for the campaigns of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Americans see little bipartisan common ground, but more on foreign policy than on abortion, guns Andrew Daniller, Pew Research Center On a wide range of issues, fewer than half of Americans say there is common ground between Republicans and Democrats in Washington. But there are some differences over where the parties do agree. The public continues to see more bipartisan common ground on foreign policy than on topics such as abortion and gun policy, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted May 13-19, 2024, among 8,638 U.S. adults.
Polling Insight: 4 Takeaways About Suburban Women Voters Ashley Kirzinger, Audrey Kearney, Isabelle Valdes, Liz Hamel & Mollyann Brodie, KFF The KFF Survey of Women Voters finds that suburban women still lean Democratic and nearly half say they plan on voting for President Biden in November. Yet for many, inflation is top of mind – an issue that four in ten say neither political party does a better job of addressing. On the key issue of abortion, suburban women align most closely with the Democratic Party in terms of the policies they support.
US Consumer Confidence Weakens Slightly in June Conference Board The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® dipped in June to 100.4 (1985=100), down from 101.3 in May. Americans Say the Cost of Living and Housing Affordability Are Getting Worse Both Locally and Nationally Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research This Navigator Research report contains polling data on the latest perceptions of issues facing the United States both locally and nationally, including which issues are seen as getting worse, better, or staying the same. Ahead of First Debate, Voters Want to Hear About the Economy and Are Concerned Trump Will Cut Taxes for the Wealthy Data for Progress A new Data for Progress survey examines voters’ impressions of the upcoming election, including what they want to hear from the candidates on the debate stage and what policies they believe Trump will actually try to implement if elected president.
