Opinion Today
June 28, 2024
CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Trump outperformed Biden Ariel Edwards-Levy & Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Registered voters who watched CNN’s presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump largely think Trump outperformed Biden, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS, with most saying they have no real confidence in Biden’s ability to lead the country. At the same time, a majority who tuned in say it had little or no effect on their choice for president.
June's Economic Confidence: Stable and Low Mary Claire Evans, Gallup Economic confidence receded in April and May 2024 and held steady at that lower level this month. However, it is still markedly better than the deeply negative 2022 readings as low as -58, during a time when the inflation rate was at the highest levels seen since the 1980s.
How Americans View National, Local and Personal Energy Choices Pew Research Center Most Americans want more renewable energy, but support has dipped. Interest in electric vehicles has also declined.
About 3 in 10 Americans would seriously consider buying an electric vehicle Pew Research Center Electric vehicle sales continue to hit record highs, but the pace of growth in the United States has slowed for the first time since mid-2020. And a new Pew Research Center survey finds that only about three-in-ten Americans say they would very or somewhat seriously consider purchasing an electric vehicle, down 9 percentage points in the past year. Understanding pro-climate voters in the United States Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication A significant proportion of American registered voters (37%) are pro-climate voters. According to the most recent data available from the Census Bureau, there are more than 161 million registered voters in the United States. This suggests that there are nearly 60 million pro-climate voters in the U.S. Moreover, the great majority of these voters say they plan to vote in the 2024 presidential election. In a close election – as 2024 is expected to be – these voters could be decisive.
