Opinion Weekend
July 20-21, 2024
U.S. adults under 30 have different foreign policy priorities than older adults Jenn Hatfield & Laura Silver, Pew Research Center Majorities of U.S. adults under 30 say dealing with global climate change (59%), preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction (56%) and taking measures to protect the United States from terrorist attacks (55%) should each be a top foreign policy priority for the country. These three issues stand out as the only ones that majorities of young adults see as top priorities, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey that asked about 22 long-term foreign policy goals. How Latino voters view the 2024 presidential election Pew Research Center From 2016 to 2024, the number of Latinos eligible to vote grew from 27 million to a projected 36 million. Here are key facts about how Latino registered voters view the presidential candidates and major issues ahead of the 2024 election, based on a Pew Research Center survey.
Consumer confidence nudges up Clifford Young, Bernard Mendez & Sarah Feldman, Ipsos The U.S. economy has been in a weird spot in 2024. Despite an economy that defied experts’ most pessimistic predictions and despite cooling inflation, most consumers still had a pessimistic view of the economy. That said, new LSEG/Ipsos polling suggests consumer confidence among Americans has started to nudge up.
Also in this issue: Why an election for 330 million-plus people may still come down to so few votes | Don’t Rock the Vote | Charting Biden’s weakness in swing states compared with four years ago | Many Black and Hispanic Democrats Hold Firm for Biden, Eyeing Harris’s Future | ‘Can she win?’: Why Kamala Harris can’t shake doubts about her political future | The Democrats can't indulge in a free-for-all open convention | Majority of Massachusetts Democrats want Biden to Step Aside | Trump Campaign Prepares Attack Plan for Harris in Case Biden Withdraws | Trump misses a golden opportunity in his acceptance speech | Trump uniting the country? That’s so last week. | The Seeds of This Political Disaster Were Sown Decades Ago | JD Vance: The Zeal of a Convert | Christian Conservatives March Ahead for God, for Country, and for Trump | The Republican Party Has a Split-Personality Problem | Excitement for the 2024 Paris Games greater than for Tokyo; French enthusiasm lukewarm | Marijuana leads alcohol for daily usage ... and much, much more.