Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the July 30, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Disapproval of Trump, bipartisanship on Epstein, shift on Russia interference, the EPA, and tariffs: July 25-28, 2025, Economist/YouGov Poll Taylor Orth and David Montgomery, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers… • Trump's continuing slump in his approval • How the Jeffrey Epstein investigation unites Democrats and Republicans • Fewer Democrats believing that Russia interfered in the 2016 election • Scant support for cutting environmental agencies • Persistent doubts about Trump's tariffs
32% in U.S. Back Israel's Military Action in Gaza, a New Low Megan Brenan, Gallup
Six months in, young people have soured on Trump's job handling Kabir Khanna, CBS News
Trump approval rating sinks to 40%, the lowest of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Nicole Jeanine Johnson, Reuters Young adults are leading the way in AI adoption AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
US Consumer Confidence Inched Up in July Conference Board
A Majority Feel Behind Financially Camille Keene & Ian Smith, Navigator Research
Immigration Messaging Poll presents strategic imperative for Democrats to go on offense Charting the Way Forward Focus Group Report: Gen Z Camille Keene & Rachael Russell, Navigator Research Inside the 2025 NYC Mayoral Primary: Strong Support for Economic Justice and Palestinian Rights Anika Dandekar and Kevin Hanley, Data for Progress
New Jersey: Even SALT Deduction Can’t Save Trump Budget Support Fairleigh Dickinson University How Trump's poll numbers on immigration have shifted as he has enacted his agenda Ben Kamisar, NBC News The Democratic image is underwater — but they're not losing G. Elliott Morris and Mary Radcliffe, Strength In Numbers Why we can’t separate approval ratings from polarization and dysfunction Natalie Jackson, National Journal [unlocked] Promises, Promises Jonathan Bernstein, Good Politics/Bad Politics Scandals and Wedge Issues Matthew N. Green (Catholic U.), Mischiefs of Faction Is Epstein the new Russiagate? Nate Silver, Silver Bulletin There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing. Juan Crow. Soraya Nadia McDonald, New York Times [unlocked] Accountability Matters Jon McHenry, North Star Opinion Research State of U.S. Tariffs The Budget Lab at Yale
A Tale of Two Toss-ups: Why WI-GOV Moves There While NC-SEN Stays There Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
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