US Election & Policy Digest

Shifting Energy Opinions

• 🔥 Fossil Fuels Support Doubles: New polling shows American support for prioritizing fossil fuels over renewables has...

Dramatic energy opinion shift:

• Fossil fuels over renewables: 20% → 42%
• Solar/wind priority: 79% → 57%
• Republicans: 35% → 71%; Democrats: 8% → 17%
  Shrinking renewables edge signals evolving climate policy landscape.

Protesters rally outside Austin SBOE against TEKS revisions favoring Texas/Christian history over diverse/world topics.

• Critics decry lack of...

Texas Republicans are targeting local city and county races as the real battleground to control urban areas, where 83.7% of the population lives.

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Nina Schwalbe brings public health expertise to the crowded Democratic primary replacing retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler in NY’s 12th CD (Upper East/West...

• Vance's Hungary remarks: US largely accomplished military objectives in Iran but holds unused military options if no behavior change before Trump's...

• 40% undecided among likely voters – unusual for two months before June 2 primary
• Incumbent Karen Bass leads at 25%, reality star Spencer Pratt...

Wisconsin voters head to the polls Tuesday for the spring election, featuring a state Supreme Court seat among key races like mayoral contests and school referendums.

Trump's endorsement unites GOP behind Hilton, who expects his lead to grow and averts two-Repub top-two risk.

• Polls conflicted: Some show...

Post-2024 honeymoon ended after tariffs; unpopularity on key fronts erodes mandate:

• Foreign policy: 27% support Iran strikes, 43% oppose; 56% say...

Unprecedented scale: Trump endorses in 17 Indiana Statehouse primaries, targeting non-supporters of mid-decade redistricting.

• Five challengers to...

• Shared foundation: 74% believe more unifies than divides us, including 76% Republicans and 79% Democrats; 59% say Declaration still guides nation.
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• Trump backs Hilton, consolidating GOP votes and sidelining Sheriff Bianco in June top-two primary—easing Dem fears of two Republicans advancing.
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Fundraising Fireworks in Michigan's key Senate race:

• Rogers' GOP Windfall: Republican Senate Leadership Fund pledges $45M for ads and support...

California Governor Race Updates

• 🔥 Trump Endorses Steve Hilton: Donald Trump issued a complete and total endorsement of Republican Steve Hilton...

• Satisfaction plummets: Only 62% of Trump voters happy with choice, down from 74% in April 2025
• Regret surges: 5% now wish they'd voted...

Trump's surprise nod to Steve Hilton boosts his momentum, likely pulling support from rival Chad Bianco.

• Disrupts top-two strategy: GOP hoped split...

Healthcare access and affordability is the top domestic concern for 61% of Americans per new Gallup poll, reclaiming the spot from the economy—which led after 2020—after enhanced ACA subsidies expired.

• Trump admin pushes massive federal voter database, alarming state election officials.
• Key fear: Database could sow doubts about midterm elections after the fact.
• Highlights centralized data's potential to undermine election integrity.

• Major updates live: New dashboards for 2026 election cycle on SF Ethics Commission website.
• Transparency boost: Public can now track who's funding local CA races.
• Voter edge: Essential tool to follow money ahead of midterms in key state.