Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the August 2, 2024, edition of Opinion Today
Few are very confident the Secret Service can protect presidential candidates from political violence AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research A majority believe political division and the Secret Service are to blame for the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Many Americans are confident the 2024 election will be conducted fairly, but wide partisan differences remain Hannah Hartig, Pew Research Center
Seven in Ten Americans Believe Climate Change is a Serious Problem Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research Well-being of Children and Parents: Highlights from the KFF Survey on Racism, Discrimination, and Health Shannon Schumacher, Liz Hamel, Samantha Artiga, and Drishti Pillai, KFF Ohio: Sen. Brown Leads Overall, But Trails Moreno Among Voters Ages 50-Plus AARP
Key findings from a recent poll of voters in five presidential battleground states Jim Hobart, Public Opinion Strategies
Breaking Through the Presidential Glass Ceiling Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic How will sexism impact Harris's presidential campaign? Meredith Conroy, 538 Trump is making his 2024 campaign about Harris’ race, whether Republicans want him to or not Steve Peoples & Matt Brown, Associated Press Trump Allies Launch $20 Million Effort to Reach Young Men Alex Leary, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] The Harris Coalition Is *Not* the Second Coming of the Obama Coalition Ruy Teixeira, The Liberal Patriot Gradually, then Suddenly: The Definitive Account of the Biden Dropout Market The Oracle by Polymarket Britons more favourable towards Kamala Harris than Joe Biden or Donald Trump – but half believe Trump will win Keiran Pedley, et al, Ipsos Poll: One Hundred Percent of Democrats Support Vance Remaining on Ticket The Borowitz Report
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