Opinion Today
August 27, 2024
The Political Values of Harris and Trump Supporters Pew Research Center Wide differences over cultural issues, role of government and foreign policy
Harris maintains lead over Trump after DNC Cameron Easley & Eli Yokley, Morning Consult Surveys conducted in the three days that followed the Democratic National Convention in Chicago show Harris leading Trump 48% to 44%, unchanged since last week and tying a record high set earlier this month.
TIED PRESIDENTIAL RACE POST-DNC Echelon Insights August 2024 Omnibus Topline: Trump 49, Harris 48 in head to head ballot, but margin rounds to 0. In full ballot, race moves 2 points from Harris +2 with RFK Jr. included to a tie without him. More Americans want the US to stay the course in Ukraine as long as it takes Shibley Telhami, Brookings Institution Just before the recent advance of Ukrainian forces into Russian territory, there were signs that Americans were becoming somewhat less confident about Ukraine’s prospects in the war with Russia. Add to this that the United States is in the middle of a heated election season where Republican politicians have been less supportive of backing Ukraine, one might have expected a drop in American public support for Kyiv. Yet, our new University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll with SSRS shows robust, even increasing, support for Ukraine.
The foreign policy issues that U.S. voters seem likely to prioritize Alexandra Guisinger & Anna Rowland (Temple), Good Authority Two new surveys show the U.S. public and academics see the world quite differently. Americans Express Real Concerns About Artificial Intelligence Julie Ray, Gallup Americans continue to see few upsides to using artificial intelligence in business. The latest survey from Bentley University and Gallup shows that U.S. adults see more harm than good from the use of AI, believe it will cost U.S. jobs and do not trust businesses to use it responsibly.
Presidential pardons: Which ones do Americans approve of? Taylor Orth, YouGov As the 50th anniversary of Gerald Ford’s controversial pardon of Richard Nixon approaches, new polling reveals that public support for the pardon has increased over time, though slightly more still disapprove of it than approve.
