Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the February 21, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Many of Trump’s early actions are unpopular, Post-Ipsos poll finds Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin, Washington Post [unlocked] Reviews from Americans on Trump’s second term are mixed to negative, and 57 percent say he has exceeded his authority since taking office.
Trump’s agenda is broadly rejected by non-Republicans Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked] Americans worry Musk's campaign to slash government could hurt services, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds James Oliphant and Jason Lange, Reuters
Economic Confidence Index Steady at -19 in February Mary Claire Evans, Gallup
Americans Continue to View Several Economic Issues as Top National Problems Pew Research Center
Democrats are more likely to have stopped purchasing from a company because of politics Chris Jackson, Mallory Newall and Bernard Mendez, Ipsos The Inflation Generation: How Gen Z Is Navigating Money, Politics, and Uncertainty John Della Volpe, JDV on Gen Z
Oklahoma: Drummond Starts with Sizeable Lead in Race for Governor Pat McFerron, Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associate CEO Confidence Increased Sharply in Q1 2025 Conference Board Trump’s Approval: Still Positive, but Overperformance with Democratic-Leaning Groups May Be Hard to Maintain Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball Trump’s honeymoon is over Aaron Blake, Washington Post [unlocked] The Trump Backers Who Have Buyer’s Remorse Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic [unlocked] One Simple Question for Democrats Ruy Teixeira, The Liberal Patriot The End of the Postwar World Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic [unlocked] The Death of the World America Made Stewart Patrick, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace America is being sold out by its leaders Noah Smith, Noahpinion The Ultimate Betrayal Francis Fukuyama, Persuasion The Trump World Order George Packer, The Atlantic [unlocked] Why it matters that Trump is deleting government data Geoffrey Skelley, 538