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Selected links from the September 4, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Inflation's lasting importance, troop deployment, political retaliation, the Fed, and COVID shots: August 29-September 2, 2025, Economist/YouGov Poll Taylor Orth and David Montgomery, YouGov This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers… • How inflation is still Americans' top issue • A country split over deploying troops to U.S. cities • Whether Trump should — and does — retaliate against his political enemies • How many Americans know what the Federal Reserve does • The share who want a new COVID shot
CBS News poll finds Americans describe "uncertain" economy as its ratings tick slightly back down Anthony Salvanto, CBS News
Favorable views of Supreme Court remain near historic low Joseph Copeland, Pew Research Center
Americans' Ideal Family Size Remains Above Two Children Megan Brenan, Gallup
Trends in U.S. Adults' Acceptance of Moral and Values Behaviors Frank Newport, Gallup
RFK Jr.’s rise is a symptom of a long-term systemic illness Natalie Jackson, National Journal Autocracy or democracy? More and more people are ambivalent. John Sides (Vanderbilt), Good Authority Polling should provide clarity, not confusion David Winston (Winston Group), Roll Call America Is Choosing Decline Damon Linker, Persuasion At Some Point, Fascism Must Matter More Than Medicaid Cuts Ed Kilgore, The Democratic Strategist The media and the moment Seth Masket, Tusk Triumph of the Insurrectionists David A. Graham, The Atlantic [unlocked] Outsider credentials and Trump ties: How New Jersey's contenders for governor are setting up the election Bridget Bowman, NBC News Inside the Democratic plan to recapture the House majority in 2026 Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post [unlocked] Here’s What Will Decide the Midterm Elections Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal [unlocked] In Texas, a Senate Race Turns Brutal Before It’s Even Declared J. David Goodman, New York Times [unlocked] Why America Has the World's Oldest Politicians Lee Drutman, Undercurrent Events
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Why Pam Bondi Is the Attorney General of Trump’s Dreams
The Political ScenePoll: Views of U.S. economy remain negative
CBS NewsIs the American Dream still alive today? Harry Enten runs the numbers
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