Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the August 19, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Democrats are more positive than Republicans about their community's schools — and much more positive about the country's Jamie Ballard, YouGov Most Americans think public schools in their area do a good job, but majorities are concerned about bullying, unmet learning objectives, and depression and anxiety among students in their local public schools.
Trump approval holds at 40%, lowest level of his term, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters
Trump’s foreign policy approval rating ticks up Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult How the audiences of 30 major news sources differ in their levels of education Mary Randolph and Michael Lipka, Pew Research Center
August 2025 Verified Voter Omnibus Echelon Insights
Top health concerns for 2025 C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health
North Dakota: Voters want to tap Legacy Fund, with limits Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative
Republican Bid to Help Trump Move Past Epstein Falls Flat Michael Gold, New York Times [unlocked] How many seats will Texas redistricting cost Democrats? Eli McKown-Dawson, Silver Bulletin The Gavinmander: How We Would Rate the New California Democratic Map if Voters Approve It Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
Meet the Democrat Who Republicans Fear in Red-State America John McCormick, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Trump Wants to End Mail-In Voting Ahead of Next Year’s Midterms Tyler Pager and Nick Corasaniti, New York Times [unlocked] Why crime is still Trump’s best issue Andrew Prokop, Vox What's behind the Trump administration's immigration memes? Jude Joffe-Block and Shannon Bond, NPR News Jules Witcover, political columnist who relished the horse race, dies at 98 Bart Barnes, Washington Post [unlocked]
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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Modern Political Campaigns with Michael D. Cohen, PhD
Cross TabsCalifornia Gerrymandering, AI Polling, And Ukraine
GD POLITICSHow partisan redistricting battles could decide the next Congress
PBS News Hour'It's a complete flip': Harry Enten on changes in Ukrainian public opinion on the war with Russia
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