Opinion Today: Topline
Selected links from the July 9, 2026, edition of Opinion Today
Americans' Support for Immigration Down, Still Strong Megan Brenan, Gallup • 73% of U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing, 21% a bad thing • Majorities say legal immigration boosts workforce, tax revenue • Support for hiring more Border Patrol agents down 10 points to 49%
America’s Support for Capitalism Has Declined Over Last Decade Aaron Zitner, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked]
Most Americans expect a hotter-than-usual summer — and nearly all will rely on AC Taylor Orth, YouGov
Poll finds large percentages of older adults nationwide are connected closely to grown children and grandchildren Marquette Law School Poll
The civic consensus beneath America’s political divide Raymond La Raja, The Brookings Institution
Connecticut: More Than Four in Ten Residents Want to Move Out of State, Many Seeking Lower Living Costs & Taxes University of New Hampshire Survey Center Massachusetts: Most Believe the Commonwealth is a Good But Unaffordable Place to Live University of New Hampshire Survey Center New Hampshire: Perceived Quality of Life in the Granite State Falls Slightly But Higher Than in Neighboring States University of New Hampshire Survey Center Rhode Island: Half of Middle-Aged Residents Want to Move Out of State University of New Hampshire Survey Center Vermonters Overwhelmingly Find State Unaffordable Place to Live, Four in Ten Want to Move Out University of New Hampshire Survey Center ‘I Feel Like I’m in a House That’s on Fire’: 13 Black Democratic Voters on Trump, Democrats and America Today Katherine Miller, Margie Omero and Adrian J. Rivera, The New York Times [unlocked]
‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’: Inside the Implosion of the Platner Campaign Lisa Lerer, Katie Glueck and Michael Kruse, The New York Times [unlocked] Does a Sex Assault Claim Kill a Political Career? It Depends. Lauren McGaughy, The New York Times [unlocked] Trump reopens the Iran war — and a political problem he can’t shake Amy B Wang, Praveena Somasundaram and Amber Phillips, The Washington Post [unlocked] Iran, Not Trump, Is in Control of This War Tom Nichols, The Atlantic [unlocked] The World Is Marching Past an Isolationist America Stephen Marche, The New York Times [unlocked] Jewish Democrats Eyeing 2028 Presidential Bids Confront Party’s Hostility for Israel John McCormick and Douglas Belkin, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Socialists Spell Trouble for Democrats Karl Rove, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Socialists Will Join the Mainstream Ted Van Dyk, The Wall Street Journal [unlocked] Decade-Plus Winning Streaks Could be at Risk in the 2026 Midterms Louis Jacobson, Sabato’s Crystal Ball Did We Make the Wrong Bet on Big A.I.? David Wallace-Wells, The New York Times [unlocked]
There’s much more in the FULL edition of Opinion Today, sent to paid subscribers today at 5 a.m. ET:
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A look at new barriers at the ballot box
Fresh AirHow the Supreme Court’s Conservative Supermajority Is Reshaping Executive Power
The Political SceneHow Trump politicized America's 250th birthday
PBS News Hour