Opinion Today: Topline
July 28, 2025
It’s a year of rapid change, except when it comes to Trump’s approval numbers, AP-NORC polling finds Amelia Thomson-Deveaux and Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted in March found that 42% of U.S. adults approved of Trump’s job performance. The most recent AP-NORC poll, from July, puts Trump at 40% approval.
What polls show about a very confusing political landscape Harry Enten, CNN The most striking thing about Trump's plummeting approval ratings Michael A. Cohen, MSNBC Trump and Epstein; Biden and Afghanistan; and the permission structure of public opinion Andrew Gelman, Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science Trump fumes as Epstein scandal dominates headlines, overshadows agenda Emily Davies, Perry Stein, Jeremy Roebuck and Kadia Goba, Washington Post [unlocked] Trump’s imaginary numbers, from $1.99 gas to 1,500 percent price cuts Naftali Bendavid, Washington Post [unlocked] Trump Is Making Socialism Great Again David Frum, The Atlantic [unlocked] How Democrats Can Win on Immigration Neera Tanden (Center for American Progress), Wall Street Journal [unlocked] These Voters Were Overlooked. Then They Helped Mamdani Win. Tanvi Misra, Politico Magazine The Elite Panic at the Heart of Liberal Attacks on Mamdani Tressie McMillan Cottom, New York Times [unlocked] South Carolina Democrats will fight to keep 'first in the nation' primary status in 2028 Alexandra Marquez, NBC News A Party's Brand Is Built on Trust. So Why Are Democrats Treating Their Supporters Like Marks? Adam Bonica, On Data and Democracy Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 Richard Severo and Peter Keepnews, New York Times [unlocked]
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