OPINION WEEKEND Americans say there is too much money in politics | Midterm enthusiasm gap | Consumers feel buffeted by cost pressures | Court Decisions Unleash an Era of Perpetual Redistricting | An 8-year-old vs Trump? | World Cup Ticket Interest Drops... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260510

A Changing Job Market Leans Against Men: Industries that heavily employ men are losing jobs, and the share of men working has flatlined. (@jdlahart.bsky.social, WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

Republicans who denied 2020 election results could be governors next year: Winners will have oversight of 2028 elections in swing states like Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. (Dan Merica, Patrick Marley and Clara Ence Morse, Washington Post-unlocked) www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"Our goal with this volume is... to map the state of existing research, identify the most pressing questions, and establish a foundation for the rigorous empirical study of AI’s effects on politics and governance." (@persily.bsky.social and @jatucker.bsky.social, editors) apsanet.org/wp-content/u...

The prospect of Democrats getting shut out of the general election for governor has spurred an effort to eliminate the state’s “top-two” open primary approach. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/u...

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How many Americans think they could beat Donald Trump in a fight? (@dhmontgomery.com, @today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260510

David Attenborough tops list of UK national treasures. (@yougov.co.uk) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

World Cup Ticket Interest Drops by 10 Points Among Soccer Fans. (Seton Hall Sports Poll) blogs.shu.edu/sportspoll/2...

Confidence in Financial Institutions. (Joanne Hsu, @umisr.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260510

Democrats and Democratic leaners are 22 percentage points more likely than their Republican counterparts to feel this election is more important than past midterms. (Ipsos) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260510

The midterm enthusiasm gap: More Democratic leaners than Republican leaners say they are “absolutely certain” they will vote this November. (Ipsos) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260510

Consumers continue to feel buffeted by cost pressures. (Joanne Hsu, @umisr.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260510

Higher Gas Prices Are Seeping Into the Produce Aisle: Having absorbed various price shocks, firms are less able to avoid passing on additional costs to retailers and consumers. (Owen Tucker-Smith, WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/business/log...

OPINION WEEKEND Americans say there is too much money in politics | Midterm enthusiasm gap | Consumers feel buffeted by cost pressures | Court Decisions Unleash an Era of Perpetual Redistricting | An 8-year-old vs Trump? | World Cup Ticket Interest Drops... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260510

Two Court Decisions Have Unleashed an Era of Perpetual Redistricting. (Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/u...

In Bid to Flip Senate, Democrats Push Deep Into Trump Territory: In Ohio, former Sen. Sherrod Brown leans on economic message in comeback bid. (WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

10 Days That Shook the House Map and Democratic Confidence: Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears. (@shanegoldmacher.bsky.social and @timbalk.bsky.social, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/u...

According to a new FT poll, the president’s tariffs and the war in Iran are hurting his party’s midterm prospects. Read more here: ft.trib.al/HaZ0GfY

Two Court Decisions Have Unleashed an Era of Perpetual Redistricting. (Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/u...

In Bid to Flip Senate, Democrats Push Deep Into Trump Territory: In Ohio, former Sen. Sherrod Brown leans on economic message in comeback bid. (WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

10 Days That Shook the House Map and Democratic Confidence: Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears. (@shanegoldmacher.bsky.social and @timbalk.bsky.social, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/u...

Texas: Inside the Minds of Moderates and Independents Ahead of November. (Texas Public Opinion Research) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260508-top...

Older adults are more skeptical of health/wellness information from health and wellness influencers. (@pewresearch.org) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260508-top...

Top 6 signs Trump is losing the Independents who elected him. (CNN) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/196881439/...

Emily Bazelon, @jdickerson.bsky.social and David Plotz discuss how the Iran War is hurting Trump and the GOP as its economic fallout grows, and the sudden revival of abortion pill politics which ended an uneasy equilibrium between federal law and state bans. opiniontoday.substack.com/i/196881439/...

I’ve written up a Substack all about how the results from this year’s local elections suggest that the Greens are a bigger threat to Labour’s vote than Reform. We had evidence of this from the polling, and now it’s been reflected in election data. patrickenglish.substack.com/p/local-elec...

OPINION TODAY Reconsidering America’s Role in the World | Inflation expectations | Have Republicans already bottomed out? | Gerrymandering and the state of democracy | Surveying teachers on artificial intelligence | A Bet Is Not a Poll ... & much more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260508-top...

The midterm enthusiasm gap: Democrats and Democratic leaners are 22 percentage points more likely than their Republican counterparts to feel this election is more important than past midterms. (Ipsos) www.ipsos.com/en-us/midter...

Republicans Are Building an Advantage in Redistricting: Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings. (Nate Cohn, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/u...

OPINION TODAY featured podcast— America's new redistricting doom loop: @gelliottmorris.com and @davidnir.com discuss the alarming speed at which GOP-led states are moving to redraw their congressional maps in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Callais decision. opiniontoday.substack.com/i/196881439/...

Virginia’s Redistricting Ruling is Peak Darwin-Era Politics: Winning is everything when everything is existential. (@jilldlawrence.bsky.social) www.contrariannews.org/p/virginias-...

Trump’s Team Expands Redistricting Push After Scoring Wins in Court. (Josh Dawsey and Ken Thomas, WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

A polarising Britain? How value divides are shaping British politics. (@uclpolicylab.bsky.social @stangreenberg.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260508-top...

Does the US-UK special relationship still exist? (Ipsos) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260507-top...

Spring Teacher Survey: Hopeful About Their Students, Worried About the System. (EdChoice) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260505-top...

Only one-quarter of Americans support letting states draw districts to help minority candidates get elected. (Economist / @today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260506

Political Analytics Conference 2026: Prediction Markets, Models & Getting Ahead of 2026. (Doug Usher, Joe Lenski, Andrew Gelman, John Aristotle Phillips, @kabirkhanna.bsky.social) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/196763607/...

OPINION TODAY featured podcast— America's new redistricting doom loop: @gelliottmorris.com and @davidnir.com discuss the alarming speed at which GOP-led states are moving to redraw their congressional maps in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Callais decision. opiniontoday.substack.com/i/196881439/...

Republicans Are Building an Advantage in Redistricting: Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings. (Nate Cohn, NYT-unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/u...

Trump’s Team Expands Redistricting Push After Scoring Wins in Court. (Josh Dawsey and Ken Thomas, WSJ-unlocked) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Emily Bazelon, @jdickerson.bsky.social and David Plotz discuss how the Iran War is hurting Trump and the GOP as its economic fallout grows, and the sudden revival of abortion pill politics which ended an uneasy equilibrium between federal law and state bans. opiniontoday.substack.com/i/196881439/...

Top 6 signs Trump is losing the Independents who elected him. (CNN) opiniontoday.substack.com/i/196881439/...

The midterm enthusiasm gap: Democrats and Democratic leaners are 22 percentage points more likely than their Republican counterparts to feel this election is more important than past midterms. (Ipsos) www.ipsos.com/en-us/midter...

Virginia’s Redistricting Ruling is Peak Darwin-Era Politics: Winning is everything when everything is existential. (@jilldlawrence.bsky.social) www.contrariannews.org/p/virginias-...

Older adults are more skeptical of health/wellness information from health and wellness influencers. (@pewresearch.org) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260508-top...

Texas: Inside the Minds of Moderates and Independents Ahead of November. (Texas Public Opinion Research) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260508-top...

A polarising Britain? How value divides are shaping British politics. (@uclpolicylab.bsky.social @stangreenberg.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260508-top...

Have Republicans already bottomed out? Given how many voters are locked into partisan lanes, there may not be that many more votes for the GOP to lose. (Charlie Cook) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260508-top...

Majorities of Americans say their mother did more housework and their father earned more money. (@today.yougov.com) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260508-top...