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Selected links from the March 7, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
With More Than Half the Public Saying They or a Family Member Have Been Covered by Medicaid, Large Majorities Don’t Want Cuts KFF As Congress considers changes to the Medicaid program as part of the budget debate, relatively few (17%) in the public say they want to see a reduction in Medicaid spending, with larger shares saying they want spending to stay about the same (40%) or increase (42%), a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds.
Pandemic Deemed 'Over' by 59%, yet Future Health Crisis Feared Megan Brenan, Gallup
We texted 1,000 Americans about Trump’s tariffs Washington Post [unlocked]
Some Democrats are still voting with their wallets Ipsos Democrats Can Meet the Trump Moment Blueprint
Voters Are Split Over Whether the U.S. Is an Oligarchy or Democracy Ryan O’Donnell, Data for Progress Gen Z men and women most divided on gender equality, global study shows Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, King’s College London
What's Behind the Rapid Rise in LGBTQ Identity? Daniel Cox, Jae Grace and Avery Shields, American Storylines
New Jersey: Ciattarelli Leads in Republican Nomination Fight Fairleigh Dickinson University Texans Divided on GOP Legislative Priorities, Remain Concerned about Prices Jim Henson and Joshua Blank, Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin
The many unpopular things Trump is doing right now Aaron Blake, Washington Post [unlocked] Trump takes a baseball bat to the U.S. economy Noah Smith, Noahpinion ‘People Are Going Silent’: Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times [unlocked] A third way for congressional Democrats Steven Pearlstein (U. of Pennsylvania), Roll Call Inside the White House’s new media strategy to promote Trump as ‘KING’ Drew Harwell and Sarah Ellison, Washington Post [unlocked] Making corruption great again Eduardo Porter, Washington Post [unlocked] DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power Allison Stanger (Middlebury), The Conversation How to Win the Message War on Tariffs Dan Pfeiffer, The Message Box Is Trump Expanding His Coalition? Ruy Teixeira, The Liberal Patriot Along the Texas border, elected officials ditch the Democrats to go red Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post [unlocked]
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Smash and Grab Politics with Amy Walter
Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen