Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the March 20, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Trump stretches ‘America First’ on Iran. His voters are going along with it. Erin Doherty, Politico President Donald Trump’s war in Iran is testing the bounds of his “America First” agenda. So far, his supporters are sticking with him. New results from The POLITICO Poll show that Trump’s 2024 voters are willing to accept the offensive, even as some of them say it violates MAGA principles or breaks his campaign promise not to start new wars.
Americans think Trump will send ground troops to Iran and don't support it, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters
Voters Disapprove of U.S. Strikes in Iran, and a Plurality Think Israel Has Too Much Influence Over U.S. Foreign Policy Data for Progress
In voting process, photo ID gets wide support, Republicans more likely to believe there's fraud, CBS News poll finds Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto and Fred Backus, CBS News
The More Americans Learn About the SAVE Act, the Less They Like It Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research
Happiness Rankings Show Stability and Change Julie Ray, Gallup
What Do Americans Consider Immoral? Jonathan Evans and Manolo Corichi, Pew Research Center
Black conservatives used to vote for Democrats. Will they always? Milan Singh, The Argument
Majority of Americans prefer spread-out communities with big houses Ted Van Green, Pew Research Center
TIPP Investor Outlook Index tippinsights
Awareness of Alcohol-Cancer Link Holds Steady Despite Omission in New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Survey of 11,000 feds underscores ‘layer cake of trauma’ Erich Wagner, Government Executive California: Early voter support for proposed Billionaire Tax initiative, but more divided opinions on California Voter ID initiative Mark DiCamillo, Berkeley IGS Poll
‘It Feels Like There’s No Jobs’: 12 Gen Z Voters on the U.S. Economy Adrian J. Rivera, Kristen Soltis Anderson and Katherine Miller, The New York Times [unlocked] Metropolitan America thrives because of foreign-born workers—not in spite of it Glencora Haskins and Joseph Parilla, The Brookings Institution The Number of MAGA Fractures Is Growing Ian Ward, Politico Magazine Six Gubernatorial Rating Changes in Favor of Democrats, but Republicans May Still Come Out Ahead Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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Americans widely support requiring photo ID to vote, new CBS News poll finds
CBS NewsTrump is in trouble with his base
The Strength In Numbers Podcast with G. Elliott MorrisOnce You Start Asking Questions... With Kathleen Weldon of The Roper Center
Cross TabsRiding the Poller-Coaster
National Journal RadioRight as Rainey
Beyond the Polls with Henry OlsenEnten shows the 'most troublesome sign' for Trump, GOP midterms
CNNYou Don't Have to Worry (with Marina Hyde)
Strong Message Here