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Selected links from the January 9, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
January 5-8, 2025, Economist/YouGov Poll David Montgomery, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers immigration, terrorism, TikTok, and health care.
A Plurality of Americans Believe That Trump’s Tax Plan Will Hurt People Like Themselves Camille Keene, Navigator Research
Democrats and Democratic-Leaning Independents Want the DNC to Align With Working People, Not Corporate Interests Data for Progress Empowering Independence With Technology Among Adults Age 50-Plus Brittne Kakulla, Patty David and Laura Skufca, AARP Research; Jessica Boothe and Kristen Garrett, Consumer Technology Association
Which party cracks up first in 2025? Chuck Todd, NBC News Donald Trump’s Busy First Day Bill Lueders, The Bulwark A tale of two presidents: How L.A. fires show the difference between Biden and Trump Taryn Luna, Liam Dillon, Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo] Zuck's Gift to Trump is an Opportunity for Democrats Dan Pfeiffer, The Message Box How Mark Zuckerberg pivoted Meta to the right David Ingram, NBC News As Elon Musk Embraces Far Right, Some of Its Top Figures Reject Him Ryan Mac and Ken Bensinger, New York Times [unlocked] How the Other Half Votes: The Big Counties Versus the Rest of the Country in 2024 Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball How the decline of personal political brands hurts Senate Democrats Nathan L. Gonzales, Roll Call How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic [unlocked] The Anti-Social Century Derek Thompson, The Atlantic [unlocked] FIRE to defend veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer in Trump lawsuit over outlier election poll FIRE
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
PLAYLIST
Why traditional political playbooks are becoming increasingly ineffective
Cross TabsMusk is grooming Europe for Trump 2.0
Quiet RiotUnpacking the biggest global threats of 2025
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