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Selected links from the December 2, 2024, edition of Opinion Today
2024 Post-Election Survey: A Majority of New Trump Voters Used Social Media as Main News Source Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research This Navigator Research report is the third in a series of releases of findings from our post-election survey among 5,000 self-reported 2024 general election voters. This release focuses on the 2024 election media environment, including what news sources the electorate was most likely to use, how voters viewed live television ads, and what social media platforms were most popular among “swing voters” and the overall electorate.
Latino men voted for Trump in large numbers. Here’s what they hope he delivers. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News The congressional battlegrounds were set. Then Trump changed everything. Ally Mutnick, Politico
Trump Doubles Down on Defiance After the Collapse of the Matt Gaetz Selection Peter Baker, New York Times [unlocked] Pete Hegseth and What Christian Nationalism Looks Like Thomas Lecaque, The Bulwark A Constitutional Crisis Greater Than Watergate David Frum, The Atlantic [unlocked] Trump and allies blur the lines between politician and influencer Drew Harwell, Washington Post [unlocked] Musk’s Rivals Fear He Will Target Them With His New Power Keach Hagey, Emily Glazer & Dana Mattioli, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] How the Border County Where Elon Musk Is a Local Flipped for Trump Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times [unlocked] I’ve Been on an Informal Listening Tour of Rural Michigan. What I Heard Surprised Me. Matthew Walther, New York Times [unlocked] Biden’s Unpardonable Hypocrisy Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic [unlocked] Democrats still don’t agree on the seriousness of their political problem after election defeat Steve Peoples & Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Trump Will Overplay His Hand. Here’s How to Be Ready. Asli Aydintasbas (Brookings), Politico Magazine A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate’s Independence Carl Hulse, New York Times [unlocked] Separation of church and state? Religion in public schools is being tested by Christian conservatives Erik Ortiz, NBC News Distrustful of Health Agencies, These Voters Cheer Trump’s Picks to Run Them Jack Healy, Isabelle Taft and Kate Selig, New York Times [unlocked] The Causal Effects of Income on Political Attitudes and Behavior: A Randomized Field Experiment David E. Broockman, Elizabeth Rhodes, Alexander W. Bartik, Karina Dotson, Sarah Miller, Patrick K. Krause & Eva Vivalt, National Bureau of Economic Research
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