Opinion Today
August 6, 2024
Poll: Arizona's Kelly is most liked as Harris' VP pick, but the field isn't well known Domenico Montanaro, NPR News Of the top three potential running mates, Mark Kelly has the highest favorability rating overall and is particularly strong with independents.
Before Harris’ VP pick, how Americans feel about possible running mates Laura Santhanam, PBS NewsHour When Vice President Kamala Harris announces her pick for running mate, there’s a strong chance that many Americans won’t know much about them, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll: The Harris Veepstakes Marist Institute for Public Opinion The Democrats on Vice President Kamala Harris’ Veepstakes shortlist are unknown to a good deal of Americans. However, Mark Kelly and Josh Shapiro are better known and are more popular than Tim Walz. On the Republican side, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, has become better known to Americans, with increasing negative ratings. Atop the tickets, residents divide about Vice President Kamala Harris’ likeability while Trump’s favorable rating remains upside down. New UMass Amherst Poll Finds Harris with Three-Point Lead Nationally Over Trump University of Massachusetts Amherst A new national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll has found that Vice President Kamala Harris has opened up a three-point lead over former President Donald Trump since becoming the de facto Democratic nominee. Harris’ 46-43 lead over Trump in the new poll, conducted July 29-Aug. 1, represents a seven-point swing from a January UMass Poll that found Trump with a 43-39 lead over President Biden.
Harris leads Trump by record margin Cameron Easley & Eli Yokley, Morning Consult Harris leads Trump, 48% to 44%, a record-high margin in her favor in our tracking and the largest advantage for a Democratic presidential candidate over Trump in nearly a year.
I&I/TIPP Poll: Trump, Harris Neck And Neck Terry Jones, Issues & Insights But Her Post-Biden ‘Honeymoon’ With Voters Might Not Last Majority of Americans support more nuclear power in the country Rebecca Leppert & Brian Kennedy, Pew Research Center A majority of U.S. adults remain supportive of expanding nuclear power in the country, according to a Pew Research Center survey from May. Overall, 56% say they favor more nuclear power plants to generate electricity. This share is statistically unchanged from last year.
