Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the June 5, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Most Americans Disagree with Trump and the Republican Base on Immigration Policies Dina Smeltz and Lama El Baz, Chicago Council on Global Affairs The current administration has made immigration a signature focus, deporting large numbers of undocumented immigrants and increasing restrictions on legal immigrants in an effort to reshape the US immigration system. Yet a Chicago Council-Ipsos survey fielded April 24-26, 2026, shows that most Americans are not on board with this crackdown. Majorities express positive views of immigrants and favor granting some sort of legal status to undocumented immigrants.
Fewer than four in ten Americans think President Trump is doing a good job McCourtney Institute for Democracy, Pennsylvania State University
Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness? Americans Say The U.S. Is Falling Short Quinnipiac University Poll
A Proud but Deeply Uneasy Public as America Celebrates 250th Anniversary Elon University Poll
Most people across 36 countries have negative views of Israel and little confidence in Netanyahu Laura Silver and Laura Clancy, Pew Research Center
What Americans say about ICE, safety, and human rights as factors in the 2026 World Cup Jamie Ballard, YouGov
How Fox News viewership increases belief in the anti‑immigrant great replacement theory Adam Eichen, Jesse Rhodes and Tatishe Nteta (University of Massachusetts Amherst), The Conversation Americans Are Split on How Safe our Food Is Maryann Cousens, Navigator Research
Maine: Platner Holds Slight Lead over Collins in U.S. Senate Race The Center for Public Opinion at the University of Massachusetts Lowell New Jersey: Most Voters Say Government Should Address Health Care Affordability and Access to Mental Health Services Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling and New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Pennsylvania: Framing the 2026 Midterms Berwood Yost, Franklin & Marshall College Poll
The political geography of AI exposure Mark Muro, Todd Jones and Shriya Methkupally, The Brookings Institution
The Races That Made the Senate Majority: A Three-Cycle Story Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball
MAGA Republicans won the party but may lose the future Elaine Kamarck and E.J. Dionne, Jr., The Brookings Institution TDS Strategy Memo Andrew Levison, The Democratic Strategist ‘Like Two Cats Circling’: Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom Weigh a 2028 Showdown Tarini Parti and Eliza Collins, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Mahan, Villaraigosa just learned why so few California mayors make the leap to governor Robert Greene, CalMatters
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