Opinion Today
October 28, 2025
Trump’s approval ratings hold steady Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult For the second week in a row, 46% of voters approve and 51% disapprove of Trump’s job performance. A majority of voters (56%) say they’ve seen, read or heard “a lot” about the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1, making it the most resonant news item we’ve tested for the fourth week in a row. Americans Caught Between Trump’s Cruelty and Democrats’ Chaos Sarah Pierce & Lanae Erickson, Third Way In a new focus group of 55 swing voters and a national survey of 800 general election voters and 516 voters in battleground House districts, both conducted with Normington Petts, we found an electorate caught between two unsatisfying extremes: the cruelty of Trump’s policies and the perception that Democrats can’t maintain order at the border. This research builds on our March poll and takes a closer look at how Americans view the One Big Beautiful Bill’s immigration provisions—and what messages best equip Democrats to push back.
U.S. Holiday Shoppers Plan to Spend Briskly Lydia Saad, Gallup Gallup’s initial measurement of Americans’ 2025 holiday spending finds consumers expecting to lay out an average of $1,007 on gifts this season. That is similar to the historically elevated $1,014 they predicted at this time last year, but up from $923 in 2023.
Reimagining Higher Education: Young Voices, New Visions Sine Institute of Policy & Politics, American University This is the fourth annual Sine Institute survey focused on understanding young Americans’ unique perspectives on civic and political engagement. The Sine Institute partnered with Future Caucus, the Closeup Foundation, the Kogod School of Business and a team of American University student advisors on the research. Generation Lab conducted the online interviews using its robust, proprietary panel.
Obesity Rate Declining in U.S. Dan Witters and Mary Page James, Gallup Use of GLP-1 injectables for weight loss has more than doubled since early 2024
Americans To NFL: Move The Super Bowl To A Holiday Weekend Quinnipiac University Poll NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has talked about the possibility of extending the regular NFL season, which would move the date of the Super Bowl to President’s Day weekend, a 3-day holiday weekend. That way, the Super Bowl would always be followed by a federal holiday on Monday. A majority of Americans (56 percent) give the idea of a holiday weekend Super Bowl a thumbs up, while 18 percent oppose it and 26 percent did not offer an opinion. Nearly half of Americans (48 percent) approve of the NFL’s decision to have the artist known as Bad Bunny perform the Super Bowl halftime show in February, while 29 percent disapprove and 24 percent did not offer an opinion.
