Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the May 29, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Poll: Trump’s economic message isn't breaking through Erin Doherty, Politico New results from The POLITICO Poll underscore the challenge facing the president and Republicans, who are eager to channel voters’ cost of living concerns into a winning midterm message.
Americans Are Increasingly Pessimistic About Avoiding the Worst Effects of Climate Change Brian Kennedy and Isabelle Pula, Pew Research Center
How Americans view U.S.-China relations Taylor Orth, YouGov
Americans on the U.S. at 250 Program for Public Consultation
In several European countries, EU gets more positive ratings today than during Brexit vote Sneha Gubbala, Pew Research Center
Right-Wing Populism in the Decade Since Brexit Pew Research Center California: Becerra leads governor's race, with Hilton and Steyer in tight contest for second spot, poll finds Seema Mehta, The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles: Poll shows Bass, Raman and Pratt locked in tight race ahead of Tuesday's mayoral primary Noah Goldberg, The Los Angeles Times Maine: Most Worried About Gas Prices, Nearly Half Have Driven Less Amid Price Spike The University of New Hampshire Survey Center New Hampshire: Widespread Concern Over Gas Prices as Consumer Confidence Shows Sudden Slump The University of New Hampshire Survey Center South Carolina: May 2026 Winthrop Poll Results Center for Public Opinion & Policy Research, Winthrop University These swing voters are adding high gas prices into their political calculations Tamara Keith, NPR News Focus Group Report: Black Americans on Leadership and Voting Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research The Coalition of Voters Supporting Democrats in the Midterms is Upsettingly Fragile Bryan Bennett, Walking Through the Data Trump’s approval plunges among his White working-class base Hannah Knowles, The Washington Post [unlocked] ‘High risk gamble’: How Trump’s economic messaging is hurting Republicans Sam Sutton, Politico What Happens When There Is No One to Call? Daniel Cox, American Storylines Think the media’s biased against you? You probably think misinformation is too Joshua Benton, Nieman Lab The Record Divide Between Corporate Profits and Worker Pay Greg Ip, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] The Economist launches a dedicated ChatGPT app Andrew Deck, Nieman Lab
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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The Texas Republican Base Has Spoken: What’s Next?
Second Reading PodcastTrump stock trades fuel accusations of corruption and profiting off presidency
PBS News HourTrump’s Approval Rating Hits New Low
Jimmy Kimmel Live