The MAHA Pipe Dream: The Trump administration has adopted policies condemning a sizable group of its core MAGA supporters—miners, firemen, manufacturing workers—to slow deaths from diseases that cut off their ability to breathe. (@tombedsall.bsky.social, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/o...

Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon: Trump’s second term has spawned a pardon-shopping industry where lobbyists say their going rate is $1 million. (@rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social, Josh Dawsey and @cryanbarber.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

OPINION TODAY (free issue) Americans End Year in Gloomy Mood | Allies say the US creates more problems than it solves | Americans remain concerned about affordability despite Trump's claims | The Immigration Divide | Congress' Successes & Failures ... & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

America’s allies say the US creates more problems than it solves. (Politico-Public First poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

Most Americans aren’t making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll finds. More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

Congressional Approval Ratings, by Party ID. (Gallup) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

Recent Trend in Mentions of Economic Issues as the Most Important Problem Facing the U.S. (Gallup) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

Younger Americans are less likely than others to support an active role for the U.S. in world affairs. (Pew Research Center) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

Pluralities in Germany and France — and a majority of Canadians — say the U.S. is a negative force globally. (Politico-Public First poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

President Trump Rated Highest for Leadership, Lowest for Honesty. (Gallup) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index currently sits at -33, which is down 10 points from October and 19 points from June, and is the lowest it has been since registering -35 in July 2024. More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

As Measles Cases Rise, Views of MMR Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness and Willingness to Recommend It Drop. (@appc.upenn.edu) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

State of Her Health Report: Women across the country are navigating their health and health care with too little information, too many barriers, and not enough trust. (Global Strategy Group) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

Do you ever wonder how the partisanship of people who work for religious organizations varies compared to folks who work in other industries? I think I can answer that question with a high degree of specificity. (@ryanburge.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

About half of Americans have already made a charitable donation this year, while 2 in 10 have donated and plan to donate again before the year ends. About a third have not donated yet and do not plan to donate. (AP-NORC Center) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

OPINION TODAY (free issue) Americans End Year in Gloomy Mood | Allies say the US creates more problems than it solves | Americans remain concerned about affordability despite Trump's claims | The Immigration Divide | Congress' Successes & Failures ... & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251223

On balance, people would have government policy restrict, not promote, AI. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

A majority think AI will decrease American jobs, not increase them. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Most registered voters think the U.S. should use more renewable energy and less fossil fuels in the future. (@mason4c.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social) climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...

Americans mostly grade the economy as either a "C" or "D" or worse. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Most Americans would like to see the ACA tax credits extended, including more than 4 in 10 Republicans. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

A big majority think the Trump administration's policies are making health insurance costs go up. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

A majority of respondents, including both Republicans and Democrats, viewed the Jewish people and Jewish religion favorably. Muslim people and Islam received much lower favorable ratings. (@stelhami.bsky.social, Critical Issues Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Donald Trump drew plenty of support in 2024 from voters in middle-income ranges, but today two-thirds of Americans say he favors the wealthy, not the middle class. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Bari Weiss’s Audience of One: Although many of President Trump’s goals to reindustrialize the economy or prosecute his enemies have floundered, his plan to corrupt the media is starting to work. (@jonathanbchait.bsky.social) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

The way Donald Trump is handling... (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

36% of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance, including 89% of Republicans, 25% of independents and 3% of Democrats. (Gallup) news.gallup.com/poll/700241/...

America’s allies say the US creates more problems than it solves — POLITICO-Public First poll www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

OPINION TODAY Americans weigh in on cost of living, Trump, expectations for 2026 | Already thinking about the 2028 election? You’re not alone | Secular Christmas Traditions Persist, Sacred Ones Decline | Trends in Prejudice Toward Jews and Muslims... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Trump's Gallup job approval rating now is 7 points below where Biden's was at the same point in their terms. Trump's 36% job approval rating matches Biden's all-time low (during the 3 weeks after their 2024 debate). news.gallup.com/interactives...

On balance, people would have government policy restrict, not promote, AI. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

A majority think AI will decrease American jobs, not increase them. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

36% of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance, including 89% of Republicans, 25% of independents and 3% of Democrats. (Gallup) news.gallup.com/poll/700241/...

The way Donald Trump is handling... (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Americans mostly grade the economy as either a "C" or "D" or worse. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Bari Weiss’s Audience of One: Although many of President Trump’s goals to reindustrialize the economy or prosecute his enemies have floundered, his plan to corrupt the media is starting to work. (@jonathanbchait.bsky.social) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

A majority of respondents, including both Republicans and Democrats, viewed the Jewish people and Jewish religion favorably. Muslim people and Islam received much lower favorable ratings. (@stelhami.bsky.social, Critical Issues Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Donald Trump drew plenty of support in 2024 from voters in middle-income ranges, but today two-thirds of Americans say he favors the wealthy, not the middle class. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

More Americans think President Trump's policies have decreased rather than increased peace and stability in the world. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Most registered voters think the U.S. should use more renewable energy and less fossil fuels in the future. (@mason4c.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social) climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications...

Most Americans would like to see the ACA tax credits extended, including more than 4 in 10 Republicans. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

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A big majority think the Trump administration's policies are making health insurance costs go up. (CBS News/@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Partisanship is an important driver of respondents' preferences for Muslim and Jewish presidential candidates. (@stelhami.bsky.social, University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

Half of Americans say they've given some thought to the next presidential election... But most don't have a specific candidate in mind. (@jennagiesta.bsky.social and @amyokruk.bsky.social, CNN) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

329 Days of Trump, Trump, Trump...: Dating back to his years as a real estate developer and reality TV star, Trump has relished being unavoidable for comment. But at age 79, he has been outdoing his younger self. And there is a logic to his logorrhea. (NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

OPINION TODAY Americans weigh in on cost of living, Trump, expectations for 2026 | Already thinking about the 2028 election? You’re not alone | Secular Christmas Traditions Persist, Sacred Ones Decline | Trends in Prejudice Toward Jews and Muslims... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251222-top...

On the wrong track: Poll data paint a picture of an American public disgruntled by the state of national affairs. (@ipsosus.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/251221

AI tools can now generate survey responses, creating new data quality challenges. NORC developed a detection tool with over 99 percent precision and recall to identify AI-generated responses and protect research integrity. Explore the innovation brief: go.norc.org/44JUZmy