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Selected links from the July 25, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Resilient Trump Lifted by Improved View of the Economy, WSJ Poll Finds Aaron Zitner, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Buoyed by voters’ improving views of the economy, President Trump’s political standing is showing notable resilience, a new Wall Street Journal poll finds, despite the unpopularity of the GOP’s big tax-and-spending law, dissatisfaction with Trump’s tariff plan and high suspicion that the government is hiding important information about its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low Megan Brenan, Gallup
Fox News Poll: The GOP is seen as more likely to have a clear plan for the country Victoria Balara, Fox News
Support for legal abortion remains strong AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
Majorities Continue to Disapprove of Trump Maryann Cousens, Erica Seifert and the Navigator Research Team
President Trump Sets Stage for Midterm Victory John McLaughlin and Jim McLaughlin, McLaughlin & Associates Caregiving in the US National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP
Canadians’ opinions of the U.S. and its president are at or near historic lows Sofia Hernandez Ramones, Jonathan Schulman and Andrew Prozorovsky, Pew Research Center
Virginians are split on state direction but cite concern over cost of living, potential Medicaid cuts and Trump orders L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University Nevada: Democratic confidence in elections sinks after 2024 election, poll shows Isabella Aldrete, The Nevada Independent Wisconsin Governor 2026 Outlook Charles Franklin, Marquette Law School Poll As Redistricting War Looms, Republicans Have More Plausible Gerrymandering Targets than Democrats Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball The White House wants more states to redraw House maps to help GOP. Democrats are readying a fight Meg Kinnard and Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Higher Education on Trial: Religion, Politics, and Public Doubt Ryan Burge, Graphs about Religion Why are data nerds racing to save US government statistics? Mike Schneider, Associated Press From Reporting Delay to Conspiracy Theory: An Analysis of the 2020 Iowa Democratic Caucuses Ines Levin (UC Irvine) and Gabriel Katz (University of Exeter), APSA Preprints
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2026 Senate Map & New Race Ratings
The Inside Elections PodcastA Midsummer Day's Rant
Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen