Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the August 22, 2024, edition of Opinion Today
Harris, the gender gap, inflation, and foreign wars Kathy Frankovic & David Montgomery, YouGov
Walz enthusiasm high among Democrats, matching enthusiasm for Harris as VP pick 4 years ago Fred Backus, CBS News
Rural voters don’t necessarily love Walz, despite the camo hat and small-town upbringing Nicholas Jacobs (Colby College), The Conversation America in Focus: Why These 15 Young Voters Aren't Rushing to Kamala Harris Like Their Peers Patrick Healy, Frank Luntz and Adrian J. Rivera, New York Times [unlocked]
New Hampshire: Harris Maintains Lead Over Trump University of New Hampshire Survey Center Maine: Harris Ahead; CD2 Too-Close-to-Call University of New Hampshire Survey Center Vermont: Harris Holds Wide Lead Over Trump University of New Hampshire Survey Center We Dug Into the 2024 Polling Crosstabs. What We Found Was Stunning. Lakshya Jain and Harrison Lavelle (Split Ticket), Politico Magazine
Where Harris Has Gained and Lost Support Compared With Biden Nate Cohn, New York Times The economic case Trump needs to make David Winston (Winston Group), Roll Call Yes, party conventions matter Amina Brown and Monica Potts, 538 Against revisionist history on Biden 2024 Nate Silver, Silver Bulletin ‘Fact-checking’ does a (hopefully fatal) face plant Dan Froomkin, Press Watch Why Americans Are Pleasantly Surprised in Retirement Frank Newport & Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Axios-Ipsos poll: Uptick in Americans feeling COVID risk Adriel Bettelheim, Axios
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Political Conventions: At This Point, What’s The Point?
The Weekly Show with Jon StewartAre American parties reviving or hollow?
The Science of PoliticsCBS News poll shows how Democrats feel about Tim Walz as VP pick
CBS NewsHarris campaign hoping for a post-DNC bounce in election polls
ABC NewsPolls show growing enthusiasm for Harris among Democratic voters
NBC News