Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 2, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran’s leader, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Sunday.
More Americans disapprove than approve of U.S. strikes against Iran Alec Tyson and Annaleise Azevedo Lohr, Ipsos
Nation Split on Whether Iran Strike Was Necessary Eli Yokley, Morning Consult
The Blast Radius: New Interviews with Young Americans on Iran John Della Volpe, JDV on Gen Z One in Five K-12 Teachers Struggle Financially Andrea Malek Ash, Gallup
If the Iran Strikes Backfire, Voters Will Know Who’s to Blame Ronald Brownstein, Bloomberg Opinion Trump’s attack on Iran risks alienating war-weary supporters Emily Davies and Hannah Knowles, Washington Post [unlocked] Trump leaves room to claim victory — or avoid blame — in recorded Iran strike messages Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post [unlocked] The reasons Trump gives for attacking Iran Don Moynihan, Can We Still Govern? “Mushroom Cloud” – That Was Iraq War Too Markschulman’s Substack Many of Trump’s own voters didn’t want to attack Iran. Now he has to win them over. Erin Doherty, Politico In Black History Month, Trump casts racial progress as largely settled Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post [unlocked] A Texas Senate race is testing Democrats’ stomach for race and gender fights Teo Armus and Liz Goodwin, Washington Post [unlocked]
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