Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the February 25, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Accelerated transgressions in the second Trump presidency Bright Line Watch Since regaining the presidency, Donald Trump is already challenging America’s constitutional order. In the weeks since he took office, Trump launched a blizzard of executive actions that have not only shifted policy, but, in many cases, challenged key principles of contemporary American democracy. In this context, we fielded parallel surveys of 520 political scientists, 40 experts on online misinformation, and a representative sample of 2,750 Americans.
Healthcare Crisis or Vigilante Justice? Gen Z's Complex Response to the Mangione Case John Della Volpe, JDV on Gen Z Americans Want a Big Beautiful Trump Tax Cut John McLaughlin and Jim McLaughlin, McLaughlin & Associates Voters Do Not Approve of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown When Confronted With Real-World Examples Data for Progress
Maryland: Gov. Moore, the direction of the state and issues facing the state Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Massachusetts: Gov. Healey Maintains Support Among Bay State Voters, though Cracks Emerge University of Massachusetts Amherst New Hampshire: Ayotte Begins Term with Solid Approval University of New Hampshire Survey Center Maine: Disapproval of Mills Climbs University of New Hampshire Survey Center Vermonters Gov. Scott Remains Popular University of New Hampshire Survey Center The right-wing media machine is hitting a wall Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked]
Call It the Intimidation Agenda Thomas B. Edsall, New York Times [unlocked] The Real Goal of the Trump Economy Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic [unlocked] Trust Was Once an American Superpower Brooke Harrington (Dartmouth), New York Times [unlocked] Democratic backsliding and race Seth Masket, Tusk It’s the Health Care, Stupid Rachael Bade, Politico Magazine MAGA, the German Far Right, and the Transnational Assault on Democracy Thomas Zimmer, Democracy Americana America and Russia Are on the Same Side Now Dana H. Allin and Jonathan Stevenson (International Institute for Strategic Studies), New York Times [unlocked] FBI agents express shock and dismay over naming of right-wing podcaster to No. 2 post Ken Dilanian, Ryan J. Reilly and Michael Kosnar, NBC News Trump’s New Deputy F.B.I. Director Has It Out for the ‘Scumbag Commie Libs’ Michelle Goldberg, New York Times [unlocked] Pennsylvania, the swing state that defies conventional wisdom Salena Zito, Washington Post
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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Democrats Aren't Popular. What Should They Do About It?
538 Politics‘Taking a dive’: Harry Enten on Trump’s latest approval ratings
CNNTamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's approval ratings after one month in office
PBS NewsHour