Opinion Today

January 13, 2022

Political Instability Not U.S. Adversaries, Seen As Bigger Threat
Quinnipiac University Poll
In a sharply divided country, Americans agree on this: the bigger danger to the United States comes from within. Seventy-six percent say they think political instability within the country is a bigger danger to the United States compared to the 19 percent who think other countries that are adversaries of the United States are the bigger danger, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll. A majority of Americans, 58 - 37 percent, think the nation's democracy is in danger of collapse.

Abortion grows as priority issue for Democrats
Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
With Roe v. Wade facing its strongest threat in decades, a new poll finds Democrats increasingly view protecting abortion rights as a high priority for the government.

Voters Are Divided Over Changing the Senate’s Rules for Voting Rights, but Most Back Changes to the Electoral Count Act
Eli Yokley, Morning Consult
As the Senate turns …