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Selected links from the December 20, 2024, edition of Opinion Today
More Americans Favor Quick End to Russia-Ukraine War Megan Brenan, Gallup Americans are divided about evenly over whether the U.S. should continue to help Ukraine win back territory it lost in the war with Russia, even in a prolonged conflict (48%), or try to reach a quick end to the conflict, even if that means Ukraine does not recover all of its land (50%). This marks a shift from prior readings, when the majority of Americans backed a fight for total victory.
US Opinion Leaders Support Continued Aid to Ukraine Chicago Council on Global Affairs US Opinion Leaders Endorse Alliances and Security Guarantees Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Americans lean toward keeping legal immigration steady, see high-skilled workers as a priority Jens Manuel Krogstad and Sahana Mukherjee, Pew Research Center Three in Five Believe New Tariffs Will Increase Prices Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research Americans Support Trump Tax Cuts – Pass Them First! John McLaughlin and Jim McLaughlin, McLaughlin & Associates Voters Oppose Judge or Court Shopping Kevin Hanley, Data for Progress Even some in the pro-Trump media environment are wary of his plans Philip Bump and Emily Guskin, Washington Post How Mike Johnson’s Misfires Ignited Republican Rebellion Katy Stech Ferek, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Welcome to the 119th Congress Matt Glassman, Matt’s Five Points The GOP Is Treating Musk Like He’s in Charge Charles Sykes, The Atlantic [unlocked] Postmortems Are Bad at Predictions: Democrats May Just Need a ‘Change’ Election Nate Cohn, New York Times ‘The Black Swan Election’: Trump’s Campaign Chiefs Tell Their Inside Story Jonathan Martin, Politico Magazine Three Conclusions From the Global Year of Elections Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace A Famed Iowa Pollster’s Career Ends With a ‘Spectacular Miss’ and a Trump Lawsuit Jonathan Weisman, New York Times [unlocked] 2024 Pennsylvania Polling: Focusing on Performance in the Horse Race isn’t Good Enough Berwood A. Yost, Center for Opinion Research, Franklin & Marshall College
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538 PoliticsThird Rail or Third Way?
Beyond the Polls with Henry OlsenA Deeper Understanding of Swing State Voters
The Odd YearsAnalyzing Trump's historical impact on the Republican Party
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