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Selected links from the February 13, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Donald Trump's popularity, Democrats' response, Elon Musk, DOGE, and Gaza: February 9-11, 2025, Economist/YouGov Poll Taylor Orth and David Montgomery, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Donald Trump's popularity, his executive orders, congressional responses, Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
National survey finds approval of U.S. Supreme Court above 50% for first time since March 2022 Charles Franklin, Marquette Law School Poll
More Democrats Favor Party Moderation Than in Past Megan Brenan, Gallup
5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19 Alec Tyson, Michael Lipka and Claudia Deane, Pew Research Center
Voters Strongly Oppose Trump’s Plan to “Take Over” and “Own” Gaza Data for Progress The Global Foresight 2025 survey Mary Kate Aylward, Peter Engelke, Uri Friedman and Paul Kielstra, Atlantic Council
Three in Four Russians Expect Military Victory over Ukraine Dina Smeltz, Lama El Baz and Denis Volkov, Chicago Council on Global Affairs Maryland voters: Some proposed cuts to education ‘Blueprint’ unacceptable, poll finds Nicole Asbury, Emily Guskin and Scott Clement, Washington Post How Americans' changing views on health paved the way for RFK Jr. Monica Potts, 538 What Exactly Did Americans Expect? David A. Graham, The Atlantic [unlocked] Independents Will Determine Success or Failure for Trump John Halpin, The Liberal Patriot The paradox of Trump's first weeks Matthew Yglesias, Slow Boring How Democrats can bolster public support for USAID Michael Tesler (UC Irvine), Good Authority When the pain hits home, Republicans balk at Trump's spending cuts and tariffs Sahil Kapur, NBC News Trump Is on the Wrong Side of History by Design Jamelle Bouie, New York Times [unlocked] Our Initial Senate Ratings: Republicans Start as Strong Favorites to Hold Majority Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
House members running for governor could complicate fight for majority Nathan L. Gonzales, Roll Call
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