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Selected links from the August 28, 2024, edition of Opinion Today
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: A huge surge in Democratic optimism — but no big bounce for Harris — after the DNC Andrew Romano, Yahoo News
FAU/Mainstreet USA Poll: Harris Gains Momentum, Independents Shift in the Wake of the DNC Florida Atlantic University Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab Americans' View of K-12 Education Improves From 2023 Low Megan Brenan, Gallup
US Consumer Confidence Rises Slightly in August Conference Board
The American Dream Feels Out of Reach for Most Rachel Wolfe, Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
About half of working Americans believe AI will decrease the number of available jobs in their industry Jamie Ballard, YouGov
Maryland: Close Race for U.S. Senate Seat Michelle Tuccitto Sullo, AARP
New Hampshire: Pessimism About Future Personal Finances Ebbing University of New Hampshire Survey Center Maine: Economic Outlook Improves But Most Expect Recession Within a Year University of New Hampshire Survey Center Vermonters Feeling Worse Off Economically With Large Partisan Divide University of New Hampshire Survey Center Our Initial 2024 Governor Ratings Max McCall, Split Ticket
The Geography of Unequal Recovery Ben Casselman and Ella Koeze, New York Times [unlocked]
As Harris inches ahead, the cavalry comes to Trump's aid on the airwaves Domenico Montanaro, NPR News Donald Trump goes all in on the ‘weird’ vote David Weigel, Semafor Are people more likely to accurately evaluate misinformation when the political stakes are high? Haha, no Joshua Benton, Nieman Lab An unseen problem with the Electoral College – it tells bad guys where to target their efforts Barry C. Burden (U. of Wisconsin-Madison), The Conversation
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