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New Catawba-YouGov Survey Finds Trump’s Approval Slips Further As Cooper Maintains Double-Digit Senate Lead in NC (opens the original)
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As North Carolina and the nation enter the final stretch of the 2026 midterm campaign, President Donald Trump continues to see his approval ratings underwater in the state. And while North Carolinians are divided on who will ultimately control the U.S. Congress following Nov. 3’s election, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper continues a double-digit lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the latest Catawba College-YouGov survey.“In June, President Trump was underwater by 11 percentage p
Catawba College-YouGov National Survey Finds Broad Commitment to Secure, Fair Elections, but Confidence Faces Challenges as Americans Confront AI (opens the original)
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Americans overwhelmingly say that secure and fair elections are important to them and that they are willing to accept election results even when their preferred candidate loses. Yet confidence in the overall American election system is far from universal: 58% express confidence, while 42% do not, according to a new national Catawba College-YouGov Survey.In conjunction with a conference on “The Ballots & Bots: Defending Democracy, Elections, and Public Trust in the Age of AI,” this national surve
Catawba College-YouGov National Survey Finds MAGA More Consolidated Within GOP Than DSA Within Democratic Party; Independents Remain Skeptical of Both Parties (opens the original)
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A national survey by Catawba College and YouGov of U.S. adults finds that Make America Great Again (MAGA) is viewed as a more consolidated and influential force within the Republican Party than the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is within the Democratic Party. The findings also show that pure independents are more negative toward MAGA than toward DSA, while expressing limited trust in both major political parties.The survey of 1,200 respondents, weighted to reflect the U.S. adult populat
Americans Divided Over 2026 Midterms as Pessimism About County’s Future Outpaces Optimism (opens the original)
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Americans enter the final stretch of the 2026 midterm campaign with divided expectations about control of Congress and a generally pessimistic view of the country’s future, according to a new national survey from Catawba College and YouGov.Among registered voters who say they intend to vote or remain undecided, 49% say they would support the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives if the election were held today, compared with 38% who say they would support the Republican cand
Americans Feel the Financial Squeeze as Rising Prices Put Households Under Pressure, Catawba College-YouGov National Survey Finds (opens the original)
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Americans report widespread financial strain from rising prices, according to a new national survey from Catawba College and YouGov. Nearly three-quarters of Americans (74%) say rising prices are placing either a fair amount or a great deal of financial pressure on their households, while more than two-thirds (68%) say rising prices have caused them to cut back on regular purchases during the past month.More than half of Americans (57%) say they have at least some difficulty affording their regu
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