Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the January 14, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Americans See Little Progress in Key Areas Under Biden Megan Brenan, Gallup As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans offer a largely negative assessment of the progress the U.S. has made during his presidency on 18 economic, national and international issues.
Biden's Disaster — Most Voters Give Him Failing Marks For Leadership, Key Policies: I&I/TIPP Poll Terry Jones, tippinsights Most Americans say U.S. can’t afford military action in Syria and Ukraine Ipsos Inflation Expectations Mixed; Job Turnover Expectations Decline Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Many remote workers say they’d be likely to leave their job if they could no longer work from home Kim Parker, Pew Research Center Survey: As 2025 Begins, CEOs Are Most Worried About a Trade War and Recession, Climate Events Are Also Top of Mind Conference Board Biden ends his administration with near Trump-level approval ratings Philip Bump, Washington Post
Why Trump is getting more popular G. Elliott Morris, 538 Revenge Is a Dish Best Served From the White House Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times [unlocked] Digging into post-election partisan shifts in consumer sentiment Leo Feler, Kevin Rinz and Jack Chylak, Briefing Book Republicans want concessions before California gets its tax dollars back Philip Bump, Washington Post
With her city in flames, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' political future hangs in the balance Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo] The LA Fires and the Health of Our Climate(s) Jon Allsop, Columbia Journalism Review The Chaos Strategy Is Working Paul Waldman, The Cross Section The Democrats should reshape their progressive narrative by embracing American Pragmatism LSE USAPP Taming the unaccountability machine Dan Davies, Hypertext Stuart Spencer, GOP strategist who helped Reagan become California governor, 40th president, dies Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times [via Yahoo]
There’s much more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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