Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the October 24, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
Majority of Americans think Trump is targeting enemies, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters More than half of Americans, including about three in 10 Republicans, believe President Donald Trump is using federal law enforcement to go after his enemies, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that also found growing concern about U.S. political divisions nine months into his second term in office.
What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll Jennifer McDermott and Linley Sanders, Associated Press
Public attitudes toward climate policy, technology, and the environment AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
Americans say politically motivated violence is increasing, and they see many reasons why Joseph Copeland and Jocelyn Kiley, Pew Research Center
How to Become Do-Something Democrats Blueprint
Voters Do Not Think the Ceasefire in Gaza Will Hold, Support More Aid for Palestinians Data for Progress
School Year Off to Rocky Start in New Teacher Survey Alli Aldis, EdChoice
Jesus Prayers in Public Schools: Who’s For It and Who’s Against It—And Why It Matters Ryan Burge, Graphs about Religion New Data Reveal the Demographic Divides Driving US Consumer Confidence Conference Board
Virginia: New poll reveals how text message scandal has affected 2025 races Gregory S. Schneider, Erin Cox and Scott Clement, Washington Post
Virginia: Governor’s Race Shows Democrat Spanberger Leading in Both Statewide and Bellwether Polls Suffolk University Political Research Center Maine: Platner Leads Mills, Collins Far Ahead of Unknown GOP Challengers University of New Hampshire Survey Center
Nevada: Lombardo and Ford Locked in Early Dead Heat in 2026 Governor’s Race Noble Predictive Insights
California: CBS News poll on whether voters want Newsom, Harris to run for president Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Kabir Khanna, CBS News
Republicans struggle to explain shutdown of the House Paul Kane, Washington Post [unlocked] Trump’s Partisan Redistribution of Wealth Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic [unlocked] ‘A slap in the face’: Ranchers feel betrayed by Trump’s plan to buy Argentine beef Juliana Kim, NPR News How Democrats Became the Party of the Well-to-Do Brody Mullins (Noosphere), New York Times [unlocked] Notes on the State of Politics: MN-SEN to Likely Democratic; Watching Voter Dropoff in VA-AG Race Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball Democrats grapple with concerns about Black voter turnout in New Jersey Bridget Bowman, NBC News Everybody loves “outsider” candidates. Until they find their Reddit posts. Nate Silver, Silver Bulletin Senate Democrats tread lightly on Maine primary as new poll shows Graham Platner leading Janet Mills Sahil Kapur and Scott Wong, NBC News How Women Destroyed the West David French, New York Times [unlocked]
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Trump Literally Knocks Down the White House
Political GabfestIn Hindsight (with Ria Lina and Tim Shipman)
Strong Message HereCalifornia voters polled on Gavin Newsom
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