Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 13, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
We asked 1,000 Americans if U.S. strikes on Iran should continue. Here’s what they said. Scott Clement, Eric Lau and Isabelle Gibson, The Washington Post [unlocked] What do Americans think about the U.S. war with Iran, and how have their opinions shifted since the conflict began? A Washington Post poll of 1,005 Americans finds less opposition to the U.S. military actions than when they began, although more people still would prefer that the strikes stop than continue.
Majority of Americans Continue to Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases Hannah Hartig, Andy Cerda and Asta Kallo, Pew Research Center
How Americans view data centers’ impact in key areas, from the environment to jobs Pew Research Center
Battleground Views On Utility Costs and Data Centers Julie Alderman Boudreau, Navigator Research
Key findings about how Americans view artificial intelligence Michelle Faverio and Emma Kikuchi, Pew Research Center America's Stalemate tippinsights
New Polling Shows Majority of Parents Support the Federal Tax Credit for K-12 Education Scholarships Colyn Ritter, EdChoice California: Newsom opens commanding lead over Harris in 2028 primary poll Blake Jones, Politico California Democrats want to disband ICE Jeremy B. White, Politico Trump's war with Iran is angering some swing voters who want money spent at home Ashley Lopez, NPR News Has public opinion on the US striking Iran shifted since the war started? Emily Guskin and Elizabeth Schreier, ABC News The biggest Iran polling takeaway: Americans don’t see the point of this war Aaron Blake, CNN For most Americans, ICE and Homeland Security funding isn’t a priority Michael Tesler (University of California at Irvine), Good Authority
Furious MAGA allies lobby Trump to keep deporting migrants Samuel Benson, Politico How different demographic groups are moving on the generic ballot Mary Radcliffe, Katie Marriner and G. Elliott Morris, FiftyPlusOne Trump Isn’t Even Trying to Sell This War Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic [unlocked] It took U.S. years to lose a war in Vietnam. Trump lost one in days. Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer [unlocked] Maybe DOGE Was Just Looking in the Wrong Places David A. Graham, The Atlantic [unlocked] Don’t count Ken Paxton out — even without Trump’s endorsement Lakshya Jain, The Argument Dems flip 28 state legislature seats in Trump 2.0 Natalie Fertig, Politico I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We’re in Trouble. Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times [unlocked] Ultrawealthy Consider $500 Million Fund to Influence California Politics Eliyahu Kamisher and Biz Carson, Bloomberg News
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These swing voters don’t like or understand the reason for the war in Iran
The NPR Politics PodcastWhy Trump hasn't gotten a "rally around the flag" approval bump for the Iran war
The Strength In Numbers Podcast with G. Elliott MorrisLand of Lincoln is Lit
Beyond the Polls with Henry OlsenWendy Sherman: Incursions, Excursions, & Dire Straits (of Hormuz, That Is)
Impolitic with John HeilemannI Understand the Anxiety (with Ria Lina and Coco Khan)
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