Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 6, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Tariffs, Trump's speech, and DOGE: March 1-4, 2025, Economist/YouGov Poll Taylor Orth, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers the state of the union, Trump's tariffs, federal funding cuts, relations with Ukraine and Russia, COVID, flu, and the measles.
Steady 66% Want Leading or Major World Role for U.S. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Less Than Half in U.S. Now Sympathetic Toward Israelis Megan Brenan, Gallup
The Reactionary Religious Reengagement of Young Men Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker, Religion in Public
Nearly Seven in Ten Americans Are Now Hearing at Least Some Negative News About President Trump Camille Keene, Navigator Research Nearly Seven in Ten Believe New Tariffs Will Increase Costs Langston Morris, Navigator Research
Voters Think Unions Improve Workers’ Benefits and Wages, Support Union Neutrality Agreements Jason Walsh, Catherine Fraser, Anika Dandekar and Grace Adcox, Data for Progress Gender Gaps in Respect for Women Worldwide Julie Ray and Zacc Ritter, Gallup New Jersey: Baraka, Sherrill and Fulop Pull Away from the Pack Fairleigh Dickinson University Wisconsin: A month before the election, large percentages of registered voters lack opinions of candidates Charles Franklin, Marquette Law School Poll New York City: Mayor Adams' Approval Rating Drops To All-Time Low Quinnipiac University Poll In the Heart of Trump Country, Voters See a Brighter Future Ahead Elizabeth Findell, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Residents in deep-red Montague County, Texas, say president’s first month is a hit What the numbers say about the erosion of American freedom Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked]
Trump Promised Retribution. Turns Out He Had a Very Big Target in Mind. Jamelle Bouie, New York Times [unlocked] Trump’s downward trajectory Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill Many Chinese See a Cultural Revolution in America Li Yuan, New York Times [unlocked] Tariff Whiplash Spooks U.S. Consumers Rachel Louise Ensign, Arian Campo-Flores and Harriet Torry, Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
Trump’s tariffs open the door to crony capitalism Rick Newman, Yahoo Finance The Taxpayers Are Going All In on Crypto Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic [unlocked] Requiem for 18F Can We Still Govern? Americans don’t love Trump’s methods on Ukraine Aaron Blake, Washington Post The Rise of the Brutal American Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic [unlocked] Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyy’s Ukrainian opponents Jamie Dettmer, Politico What Was the 2024 Congressional Popular Vote? Leon Sit, Split Ticket Lessons from History: House Incumbents from the Non-Presidential Party Rarely Lose Reelection in Midterms Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball No, an election forecast that’s 50-50 is not “giving up.” Andrew Gelman, Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science A few words about FiveThirtyEight Nate Silver, Silver Bulletin
There’s much more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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This Trump Speech Was the Ultimate Loyalty Test
The Ezra Klein ShowMake Authoritarianism Great Again? with Maria Ressa
The Weekly Show with Jon StewartIn the Public Interest?
Strong Message HereTrump speech watchers give it a thumbs up, CBS News poll finds
CBS News