Is the system still broken? Clifford Young and Bernard Mendez, Ipsos Ten years ago, Ipsos began measuring the ideas underlying the day’s emerging populist movements, such as the rise of then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump and the U.K.’s Brexit. Ten years later, we’re still finding that the same forces that shaped politics in 2016 are shaping politics today.
What voters think about Trump, in their own words G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers Republicans said the president is doing "great," while Democrats think he's "chaotic" and "treasonous"
Michigan: Senate Dem primary within MOE. McMorrow well-positioned to expand her support Global Strategy Group / McMorrow for Michigan The first publicly released, representative survey of likely Democratic primary voters in Michigan shows that Mallory McMorrow is in a strong position at the outset of this race. Despite never running a statewide campaign like Abdul El-Sayed or spending millions of dollars on paid media like Haley Stevens, McMorrow is already within the margin of error 14 months before the August 2026 primary election.
Canada: Liberal voters prioritized U.S.-Canada relations in the 2025 federal election, while Conservative voters focused more on fiscal policy Franchesca Fu, YouGov By far, the most important issue for 2025 Liberal voters was U.S.-Canada relations: It was cited by 36% as the issue having the most impact on their vote. Among Liberal voters, jobs and the economy (10%) was a distant second, followed by healthcare (7%). Conservative voters' top three election issues relate to the country’s economics: the budget, taxes, and the federal deficit (20%), inflation (11%), and jobs and the economy (10%).
Canada: Liberals and Conservatives split on Mark Carney and the country's direction after the election Franchesca Fu, YouGov In the 2025 Canadian federal election, the Liberal and Conservative parties combined to take over 90% of the vote share, the first time two parties each received more than 40% of the popular vote since 1930. As the two major parties increasingly dominate Canadian politics, YouGov’s latest survey uncovers the motivations and sentiments among Liberals and Conservatives. Breaking down 20 years of election data that shows how the two parties have evolved in the Trump era Ben Kamisar, NBC News The 2024 election was the first in two decades that saw a Republican popular vote victory. The trends since then illustrate extreme changes in the two parties.
It’s Getting Harder for Trump to Keep the Gang Together Nate Cohn, New York Times [unlocked] There are already indications that his coalition is fraying, and it’s not just about Elon Musk. Musk already lost his war against Trump Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked] Polling shows that Republicans are almost 12 times more likely to side with the president than Elon Musk.
