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Selected links from the March 25, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange and Bo Erickson, Reuters President Donald Trump's approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war he launched on Iran, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Only 29% of the country approves of Trump's economic stewardship, the lowest rating in either of Trump's presidential administrations and lower than any economic approval rating of his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden.
Nearly all Americans say the conflict with Iran is raising gas prices, but few expect Trump to back down Alexander Rossell Hayes and David Montgomery, YouGov
Democrats' lead for Congress has narrowed David Montgomery, YouGov
NEW POLL: Trump's approval stuck at record low as approval on prices sinks to -39 G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers
Economy and war bring declines for GOP Eli Yokley, Morning Consult Two decades of partisanship in the Cooperative Election Study Brad Jones, YouGov
The Persistence of Diminished Democracy in a Second Trump Presidency Bright Line Watch Wisconsin: Voters still undecided in Supreme Court race Marquette Law School Poll Republican candidates lead in California Democratic Party-commissioned gubernatorial poll Cassie Semyon, Spectrum News Trump Loses the Home Front William A. Galston, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] How Americans Are Navigating Higher Energy Costs on Every Front Rachel Wolfe, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] An allergy to competence Seth Masket, Tusk America's wealth gap is growing, and Trump's policies are making it bigger Shannon Pettypiece, NBC News
Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote? Ask Kansas. Chris Hippensteel, The New York Times [unlocked] The overlooked threat of democratic neutrality in the USA Matthew E. K. Hall, B. Tyler Leigh & Brittany C. Solomon, Nature Human Behaviour
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