Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the April 23, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Fox News Poll: Economic gloom, Trump ratings signal tough GOP midterm path Dana Blanton, Fox News The electorate’s economic pessimism is giving the Democratic Party an edge six months out from the November election. A new Fox News survey points to an environment conducive to a change in the majority party in the U.S. House, with negative ratings for both the president and the economy shaping the landscape.
Americans' Economic Confidence Drops in April Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
Fox News Poll: 56% doubt White House’s competence at managing government Dana Blanton, Fox News
Marquette Law School Poll national survey finds partisan divides on most Supreme Court cases Charles Franklin, Marquette Law School Poll
Trump's deportation push could cost Republicans in midterm elections, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Ted Hesson and M.B. Pell, Reuters
New poll: 55% support impeaching Trump G. Elliott Morris, Strength In Numbers Americans Want College Students Taught AI But Wary Of AI Use Quinnipiac University Poll
MAGA Republicans are far more likely to support helping U.S. allies when thinking of help that allies might provide to the U.S. Alexander Rossell Hayes, YouGov
Desire to Move Permanently to U.S. at New Low Julie Ray and Anita Pugliese, Gallup
Two-Thirds of Voters Say Ensuring Clean Air and Water for All Should Be a Top Priority Data for Progress
Democrats bolstered by Virginia redistricting in new House MRP poll Patrick Flynn, Focaldata
That midterms blue wave might be more of a wavelet Henry Olsen, The Washington Post Blue wave? Or red save? David Winston (The Winston Group), Roll Call 2026 Midterms Looking Great for Democrats, But Stay Realistic Ed Kilgore, The Democratic Strategist Trump’s Enormous Gerrymandering Blunder Russell Berman, The Atlantic [unlocked] How to avoid a midterm blowout Patrick Ruffini, The Intersection Yes, Virginia, redistricting is a two-player game Nate Silver, Silver Bulletin Republicans Have One Midterm Edge, and It’s Worth $600 Million Theodore Schleifer, The New York Times [unlocked] Democrats in Peril, From Barcelona to Boise Karl Rove, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Democrats’ Ad Plans Show Party Going on Offense Ken Thomas, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] The $10 Billion Midterms: New Forecast Shows Surge in Ad Spend Max Greenwood, Campaigns and Elections Trump Holds the American People in Total Contempt Jamelle Bouie, The New York Times [unlocked]
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Top 10 Trump voter groups now turning on him
CNNKornacki: Virginia Republicans 'put up a fight' but Democrats stayed 'loyal' on map referendum
NBC NewsElection officials sound alarm over political interference in midterms
PBS News HourThe Process Was Followed (with Tim Shipman)
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