One Thing Helping Trump’s Approval Rating Ruth Igielnik, New York Times [unlocked] Some People Are Not Paying Attention: Voters were more likely to approve of President Trump’s job performance if they had not been following some of the major news stories of his first 100 days in office, a recent New York Times/Siena College poll found.
The Coalition That Powered Trump to Victory in 2024 Is Starting to Fray Aaron Zitner and Kara Dapen, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] The president’s approval rating slips among the young, Black and Latino voters he brought to the Republican Party
The Nation's Pulse: Americans' Top Priorities And The Direction Of The Country tippinsights Four months into his second term, President Trump faces a nation with no patience for excuses, only expectations: fix the economy, secure the border, and bring jobs back. According to a recent nationwide TIPP Poll, the economy tops the list of Americans' concerns, followed by immigration and trade.
Americans’ Perceptions About Immigrants from Different World Regions: Evidence from a Multinomial Conjoint Experiment Kirill Zhirkov (U. of Virginia), Journal of Experimental Political Science The literature in political science considers (sometimes inaccurate) perceptions of immigrants as a factor in anti-immigration attitudes among natives, but much less is known about perceptions regarding immigrants from specific regions. In this paper, I explore Americans’ perceptions about immigrants from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.