Opinion Today
January 7, 2025
Americans Think History Will Rate Biden Presidency Negatively Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Perceptions of how Trump's first term will be regarded have improved considerably
4 years later, Republicans' disapproval of Jan. 6 attack continues to soften Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News Four years later, the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to be met with disapproval from a large and bipartisan majority of Americans, although Republicans' disapproval has become more tempered, a trend that first emerged in CBS News polling just months after the attack.
Nearly 54% of extreme conservatives say the federal government should use violence to stop illegal immigration William McCorkle (College of Charleston), The Conversation Many Americans want a more secure U.S.-Mexico border specifically and stricter immigration policy in general. But a recent national survey I conducted with several immigration scholars found that many Americans would not stop there. Many respondents said violence would be justified to stop immigrants from entering the United States. Trump's Comeback is Complete Johnny Sawyer and Clifford Young, Ipsos Throughout 2024, the economy was the number one issue among Americans, and Trump consistently had the advantage, regardless of whether the challenger was Harris or current President Joe Biden. In analysis that Ipsos has done around the world, the candidate that performs best on the main issue wins 85% of the time.
