Opinion Today
October 18, 2024
Majority of Americans Feel Worse Off Than Four Years Ago Mary Claire Evans, Gallup More than half of Americans (52%) say they and their family are worse off today than they were four years ago, while 39% say they are better off and 8% volunteer that they are about the same. The 2024 response is most similar to 1992 among presidential election years in which Gallup has asked the question.
Fox News Poll: Two-thirds favor deporting immigrants who live in U.S. illegally Victoria Balara, Fox News Since 2015, support for deporting those living in the U.S. illegally is up across the board, but most notably among nonwhite voters (+24 points favor), Republicans (+21 points), rural voters (+20), urban voters (+19), and men (+16). Democrats are also more likely to favor this now but by a smaller 8-point margin.
Fox News Poll: Obama, RFK Jr., and Taylor Swift more popular than Harris, Trump Victoria Balara, Fox News Former President Obama, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Taylor Swift are the only individuals to receive net positive personal ratings among nine figures tested, including the current presidential and vice presidential candidates. In August, 7 in 10 voters felt political debate in the U.S. was overheated and dangerous, while a quarter said it was heated but healthy — and that’s exactly where things stand today. What has changed, however, is who they blame for the state of things. In August, those saying rhetoric was overheated blamed the Republican Party by 16 points (44% GOP, 28% Dem) and that gap has shrunk to just 2 points today (45% GOP vs. 43% Dem).
How Americans See Men and Masculinity Juliana Menasce Horowitz & Kim Parker, Pew Research Center The status of men in American society has been at the center of recent national political conversations. Some people have spoken out about what they perceive to be attacks on traditional manhood, while others have warned about what they see as “toxic masculinity.” More broadly, many have expressed concern about how men are doing socially and economically. Amid these conversations, we asked 6,204 U.S. adults about their views on men and masculinity.
The Politics of Progress and Privilege: How America’s Gender Gap Is Reshaping the 2024 Election Daniel A. Cox & Kelsey Eyre Hammond, American Enterprise Institute The United States is experiencing a tumultuous shift in how Americans recognize traditional gender hierarchies. Women still feel there is a significant need to address gender inequality, whereas many men are more ambiguous on the matter. Gen Z is particularly sensitive to the reassessment of these norms, with young men and women increasingly stratified along party lines.
The Evidence for a Big Youth Gender Gap and a Right Turn for Young Men Nate Cohn, New York Times Young men are much more Republican than young women, the best data suggests, and may wind up backing Donald Trump.
