Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 9, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Trump struggles on immigration, prices and Iran as Democrats hold a midterm edge Bridget Bowman and Ben Kamisar, NBC News Voters give Trump higher marks on border security, but they disapprove of his handling of several key issues, according to a national NBC News poll.
Primary voters prize ideology over electability as their parties get low marks Ben Kamisar, Bridget Bowman and Alexandra Marquez, NBC News
Service and Volunteer Work Linked to Key Benefits for Youth Ellyn Maese, Gallup “It’s Not Living. It’s Survival.” What 22 Gen Z Voters Told Me in Charlotte John Della Volpe, JDV on Gen Z Trump Comes Under Pressure to Address Gas Prices, Iran War Strategy Ken Thomas and Siobhan Hughes, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Gas prices are set to go vertical Nate Silver, Silver Bulletin Trump’s ‘roaring’ economy meets a rough start to 2026: What the latest numbers show Josh Boak, The Associated Press The Long-Feared Persian Gulf Oil Squeeze Is Upon Us Joe Wallace, Summer Said, Rebecca Feng and Georgi Kantchev, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] War with Iran spreading economic damage far beyond oil and gas markets David J. Lynch, The Washington Post [unlocked] How the Rapture Explains the Rupture Over Israel on the Right Joshua Zeitz, Politico Magazine The next races where Latino voters will be decisive Ali Bianco, Politico Texas primaries raise GOP alarm about Latino voters Hannah Knowles and Clara Ence Morse, The Washington Post [unlocked] James Talarico Is a Christian X-Ray David French, The New York Times [unlocked] Trump Wants to ‘Take Over’ Elections. These States Are Prime Targets. Nick Corasaniti and Richard Fausset, The New York Times [unlocked] Estimating the threat of AI-agent responding across online survey platforms Stephanie Chen, Oleg Urminsky, Grace Zhang, Robert Walatka, Kianté Fernandez, Andrea Low, Jonathan Bogard and Craig R. Fox, via The Open Science Framework
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Steve Kornacki: Democrats hold midterm edge in new NBC News poll
NBC NewsNBC News poll finds majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s Iran approach
NBC NewsIran war: Enten unpacks the 'confusing polling picture' in US
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