This week Kate and Sarah talk with Mallory and Chris about new signs of hope on the economic front and how this may be connected to resurgent confidence in the government to handle the current crisis. As an added bonus, we also touch on an independent Ipsos survey looking at how sexual identity varies across generations.

This week Kate and Sarah talk with Mallory and Chris about the pandemic: how people feel about the vaccine, when people believe the pandemic will be over, and what people can expect the next normal to look like. For now, a plurality is not making concrete post-pandemic plans to travel or celebrate. Are people just burnt out right now, or has people's behavior changed for the foreseeable future?

We’re back…again! After a (long) hiatus, Chris Jackson and Mallory Newall are back with the Point Being podcast, joined by data journalists Sarah Feldman and Kate Morris. A new format, a new year… and another impeachment trial. This week, we explore attitudes around former President Trump’s second impeachment and find that the more things change the more they stay the same. Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Second Trump Impeachment Trial Axios/Ipsos Poll: Majority of Americans now support removing Trump from office Conservative media consumers run the opinion gamut. How is conservative media responding? How misinformation primed Trump’s supporters for Capitol riot NPR/Ipsos: More than 1 in 3 Americans believe a ‘deep state’ is working to undermine Trump Ipsos poll: Misinformation around U.S. Capitol unrest, election spreading among Americans

We’re back! Chris Jackson and Mallory Newall are back with a socially distant podcast, joined by data journalists Sarah Feldman and Kate Morris. This week, they dive into data on the current mood of the country, plus new polling for Axios and USA Today about COVID-19 and sentiments toward the protests happening across the country. Reuters/Ipsos Core Political: Presidential Approval Tracker (06/10/2020) Americans split on the right to protest versus law and order One in ten Americans have a protest attendee in their family or close friends U.S. consumer sentiment is rebounding Interactive Map: Protests in wake of George Floyd killing touch all 50 states 

Chris Jackson, Mallory Newall, and Sara Machi discuss how Americans are responding to the Coronavirus and subsequent government actions. Core Political 3/11 Reuters/Ipsos Democratic Primary Tracker 3/5 Ipsos Coronavirus Poll Cliff's Take 3/6

Chris Jackson and Sara Machi delve into the results of the New Hampshire primary and their implications on the 2020 presidential election. Core Political Ipsos/Reuters Democratic Primary Tracker Ipsos/538 Impeachment Tracker Ipsos/538 Democratic Debate Poll

Despite all the recent events such as the Iowa Caucus and the State of the Union Address, Chris Jackson and Sara Machi discuss how American public opinion has stayed relatively constant. Ipsos/Reuters Core Political 2/5, SOTU Makes Trump's Re-election Strategy Clear Ipsos/Public Agenda/USA Today Hidden Common Ground Survey on Health Care Ipsos/Reuters Impeachment Poll

Chris Jackson and Sara Machi discuss how the environment has steadily become a top issue with a majority of Americans agreeing that reducing the effects of global climate change is important, even across party lines. Core Political Impeachmnet Tracker 1/29 Ipsos/538 Impeachment Tracker USA Today Electability Poll Ipsos/Medium Intelligent Life on Other Planets Ipsos Addiction Poll Ipsos/USA Today/Public Agenda Climate Change Poll

This week Chris Jackson and Sara Machi share fresh public opinion data on Hispanic American and African American priorities in the 2020 presidential election, impeachment, Iran, and the January Democratic debates. Core Political 1/15, USA Today/Ipsos Poll, ABC News/Ipsos Iran Poll, Washington Post/Ipsos National Poll of Black Voters, 538/Ipsos January Democratic Debate Poll, Vice/Ipsos Survey for the Brown & Black Forum

In light of the recent events with Iran, Chris Jackson and Sara Machi discuss how Americans are more likely to see Iran as an imminent threat compared to when tensions rose in May 2019. Core Political 1/8, Ipsos/Reuters Iran Poll, Ipsos/Reuters Perceptions of Iran May 2019, Ipsos/538 Impeachment Tracker Wave 4