Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 5, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Poll of Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress finds large majority of viewers approve Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna, CBS News A large majority of speech watchers approved of what they heard from President Trump's joint address to Congress Tuesday night. The viewership was heavily Republican — historically a president's party draws more of their own partisans. This was no exception, and they liked what they heard.
CNN poll: Trump address to Congress gets modestly positive marks, changes few minds Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans' Foreign Policy Priorities, NATO Support Unchanged Lydia Saad, Gallup
Trump gets poor marks on how he is handling the cost of living, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters
Three in five Americans say the cost of living is going in the wrong direction Chris Jackson and Annaleise Azevedo Lohr, Ipsos
Americans most want to hear Trump talk about lowering prices — CBS News poll and analysis Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna, CBS News
Voter Opposition to Trump’s Tariffs Is Growing Eli Yokley, Morning Consult
Americans Borrow Estimated $74 Billion for Medical Bills in 2024 Ellyn Maese and Dan Witters, Gallup The Public’s Views on Global Health and USAID KFF
Australia: Trump a greater threat to world peace than Putin or Xi The Australia Institute Virginia: Governor Race Poll Brent Buchanan, Cygnal Pennsylvania voters split on Trump’s speech in CNN focus group Eric Bradner, CNN His Next Coup? David Frum, The Atlantic [unlocked] In just five days, Trump has set the country back nearly 100 years Dana Milbank, Washington Post [unlocked] The Trump Voters Who Are Losing Patience Sarah Longwell, The Atlantic [unlocked] Republicans’ remarkable shift on Ukraine Natalie Jackson, National Journal What a Fast-Changing World Means for Your Money James Mackintosh, Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
Can Trump Deliver on His Promises? These 12 Metrics Will Tell Us Bloomberg Opinion [unlocked] Americans are unhappy with Trump's tariffs. Canadians are furious. Kaleigh Rogers, 538 GOP Leaders Tell Lawmakers: No More In-Person Town Halls Olivia Beavers, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] How Covid Remade America David Wallace-Wells, New York Times [unlocked]
There’s much more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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Reaction Podcast: Trump Goes Long
538 PoliticsHow do Americans feel about inflation, tariffs, spending cuts?
CBS News‘Historically awful’: Harry Enten on Trump’s net approval ratings
CNN