Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the July 1, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Control of the Senate Is Up for Grabs, Times/Siena Polls Find Shane Goldmacher, Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker, The New York Times [unlocked] Republicans are defending seats in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas as they try to maintain their majority. Democrats are competitive in all six states — but not leading in enough to take the chamber.
Republicans’ Home-Field Edge for Senate Seems Just Enough for Now Nate Cohn, The New York Times
More Independents say the Republican Party is too extreme than say the Democratic Party is Taylor Orth, YouGov
Half of Americans support eliminating health insurance companies and several other socialist policy proposals Alexander Rossell Hayes, YouGov
The majority of Americans are proud but worry about direction of the country Saige Miller and Maham Javaid, NPR News
America 250, July 2026 Marist Institute for Public Opinion
Why most Black Americans say they never fly the American flag, according to a new AP-NORC poll Corey Williams, Linley Sanders and Simran Parwani, The Associated Press
The American Flag and Celebrating the 250th Anniversary AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
US Consumer Confidence Inched Up in June The Conference Board
Connecticut: Lamont Remains Favorite in DEM Gubernatorial Primary, Leads Fazio in General Election Matchup University of New Hampshire Survey Center Maine Senate race is tight, with concerns about both candidates Dana Blanton, Fox News
Massachusetts: Markey & Moulton in Tight Race for Democratic Senate Nomination University of New Hampshire Survey Center New Hampshire: Races Tighten for Governor and U.S. Senate University of New Hampshire Survey Center Rhode Island: Foulkes Continues to Lead DEM Gubernatorial Primary, Block Could Play Decisive Role in General University of New Hampshire Survey Center Vermont: Scott Sees Job Approval Fall to New Low But Holds Early Lead Over Prospective DEM Challengers University of New Hampshire Survey Center Canada Day Poll: Canadians are more proud even as anxiety about the future persists Eddie Sheppard and David Coletto, Abacus Data
Trump earned over $1 billion on cryptocurrency and coin ventures last year Clara Ence Morse and Natalie Allison, The Washington Post [unlocked] Trump’s Moneymaking Run: Unrivaled in Presidential History Eric Lipton, The New York Times [unlocked] There Is a Model for Shackling Presidential Power Kate Shaw (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School), The New York Times [unlocked] Welcome to the era of Slaughter Don Moynihan, Can We Still Govern? Mamdani, Schumer, Jeffries: Who’s in charge? David Winston (The Winston Group), Roll Call The Supreme Court just made the DNC’s fundraising woes a much bigger problem Andrew Howard, Jessica Piper, Lisa Kashinsky and Erin Doherty, Politico The ‘deep state’ didn’t take down Nixon. But why did Vance say it did? Leonard Downie Jr. (Arizona State University), The Washington Post [unlocked]
There’s more in today’s FULL edition of Opinion Today:
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Inside Capitol Hill and Midterm Elections w/ Manu Raju of CNN
The Inside Elections Podcast