Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the November 25, 2025, edition of Opinion Today
‘You can’t just talk about gas and groceries’: GOP grapples with housing affordability message Cassandra Dumay, Politico Republicans are struggling to find a winning message on housing costs — an issue that’s top of mind for Americans — heading into a midterm election season that both parties expect to be decided by affordability concerns.
German Views of the U.S.-Germany Relationship Turn Sharply Negative Jacob Poushter, Jordan Lippert and Sofia Hernandez Ramones, Pew Research Center
CBS News poll analysis on Trump’s political base and its views on approach to Venezuela Anthony Salvanto, CBS News
Trump’s approval rating on trade improves Eli Yokley & Cameron Easley, Morning Consult Majorities of Latinos Disapprove of Trump and His Policies on Immigration, Economy Carolyne Im and Luis Noé-Bustamante, Pew Research Center
Massachusetts: Markey Holds Slim Lead Over Moulton in Senate Dem Primary University of New Hampshire Survey Center Connecticut: Lamont Popular Among Likely Dem Primary Voters, Enjoys Large Lead Over Elliott for Nomination University of New Hampshire Survey Center New Hampshire: Declining Optimism, Democracy Dominant Issue Saint Anselm College Survey Center New Hampshire: Pappas, Sununu Lead in Senate Primary Race Polling University of New Hampshire Survey Center Rhode Island: Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Muddied by High Number of Undecided Likely Voters University of New Hampshire Survey Center South Carolina: 42% expect to spend less this holiday season than in previous years Winthrop University Donald Trump doesn’t have the ‘highest poll numbers’ of his career. They’re near his lowest Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats Lisa Lerer, New York Times [unlocked] The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? Brendan Nyhan (Dartmouth College), New York Times [unlocked] How Democrats are building their own digital media army Dylan Wells and Sarah Ellison, Washington Post [unlocked] Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic [unlocked] Out With Woke. In With Rage. James Carville, New York Times [unlocked] This slap in the face to rural America is a chance to turn it blue Gov. Andy Beshear, Washington Post [unlocked]
There’s much more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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Mamdani Is In, Marjorie Is Out
GD POLITICSMajority of Americans say prices, inflation aren’t as good as Trump administration makes them sound
CBS NewsAmericans and the economy: Harry Enten runs the numbers
CNNTamara Keith and Amy Walter on GOP’s struggle with rising health care costs
PBS News Hour