#publicopinion — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/34106/ New Polling Shows Overwhelming, Cross-Partisan Support for Political Reforms #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/34024/ eNCA launches voter research programme ahead of local government elections #ElectionCoverage #eNCA #ENCACurrentAffairs #LocalGovernment #MarkDataVoterSurvey #MunicipalPerformance #MunicipalServiceDelivery #NalediMoleo #NisaAllie #Polls #PublicOpinion #RegisteredVoters #ServiceDeliveryChallenges #SouthAfricanLocalGovernmentElections2026 #SouthAfricanPolitics #TheVotingBooth #VoterPriorities #VoterResearch #VoterSentiment

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33942/ More Americans now say data centers are negative for the environment, energy costs and more #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33862/ New poll finds majority support televised showdown between Benjamin Netanyahu, Gadi Eisenkot #2026IsraeliElections #BenjaminNetanyahu #GadiEisenkot #IsraelElections2026 #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33780/ Democrats’ advantage is clear with less than a month to go in the midterm elections #Politics|Analysis #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33699/ Democrats’ Miami gala brims with optimism amid tight polls #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33617/ Sports: Public Opinion & Polling #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33535/ Polls Show Trump’s Popularity Dropping to New Lows #2026Midterms #DonaldTrump #EarlyAndOften #GenericCongressionalBallot #LikelyVoters #Politics #PollPosition #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33453/ Dems’ blue wave isn’t nearly as in the bag as some think, so says pollsters #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33371/ Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup Charlotte II #CharlotteII #CharlotteMotorSpeedway #ChaseBriscoe #JoeGibbsRacing #NASCARCup #OfficialRaceResults:2026NASCARCupCharlotteII #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33289/ Democrats aim to flip Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat in an increasingly competitive race #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33166/ Most Americans say the Iran war is bad for America #Article #CenterForMiddleEastPolicy #Commentary #ForeignPolicy #InternationalAffairs #Iran #MiddleEast&NorthAfrica #OrderFromChaos #Polls #PublicOpinion #USForeignPolicy #USGovernment&Politics

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33086/ Trump Approval Hits New Low Compared With Biden Before Midterms #midterms #Polls #PublicOpinion #trump

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/33004/ No cheery time for election pollsters in run-up to US midterms #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32922/ Polling breakdown from March 2026: Latest polls see continued fragmentation – Electoral Reform Society – ERS #Polls #PublicOpinion

France’s far-left presidential candidate cheers Gen Z school protests

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. PARIS (AP) — French far-left…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Elections #Generalnews #Internationalagreements #melenchonfrancepresidentialelectionprotests #Politics #Protestsanddemonstrations #publicopinion #Schools #voting #Worldnews
https://www.europesays.com/france/92430/

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32840/ Voter Sentiment Shifts: Major Leaders Lose Ground in Dangriga #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32758/ Home alone: Europeans are ready to defend themselves – European Council on Foreign Relations #Polls #PublicOpinion

France’s far-left presidential candidate cheers Gen Z school protests | International https://www.byteseu.com/2443806/ #Elections #France #GeneralNews #InternationalAgreements #MelenchonFrancePresidentialElectionProtests #Politics #ProtestsAndDemonstrations #PublicOpinion #schools #voting #WorldNews

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32676/ Here’s Brunch, a pop-up, weekend email about the 2026 Election Cycle — 10.11.26 #Brunch #BrunchingOut #Budget #FeaturedPost #Polls #PublicOpinion #SundayBrunch

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32594/ GOP sees House prospects grow bleaker as districts shift to blue #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32512/ Poll: America at 250 is riven with doubt and pessimism — but with glimmers of hope #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32432/ Verstappen seals commanding Singapore Grand Prix victory from Leclerc and Antonelli #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32352/ Donald Trump says voters aren’t angry at him #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32270/ Election 2026: Deadline to register to vote is Oct. 19 – Wyoming County Examiner #election #LocalNews #News #Pennsylvania #Politics #Polls #PublicOpinion #SusquehannaCounty #WyomingCounty

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32188/ Bridging the gap between experts and the public: why polling methods need to be more accessible #AudienceEngagement #PlainLanguage #Polls #PublicOpinion #PublicOpinionPolling #PublicTrust #ScienceCommunication #SurveyResearch #transparency

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32108/ Political polls historically underestimate Phil Scott. Will 2026 be different? #AmandaJanoo #Election2026 #Governor'sRace #PhilScott #polling #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32026/ Seats in Congress Gained/Lost by the President’s Party in Mid-Term Elections #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/31946/ Map Shows Donald Trump Approval Rating Drop in Biggest Beef States #ApprovalRating #beef #DonaldTrump #Polls #PublicOpinion #TrumpAdministration

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/31864/ Trump’s midterm woes deepen amid worsened economic backdrop: CNN poll #Polls #PublicOpinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/31150/ Karen Bass leading among Latino voters in LA mayoral race, new poll shows #california #KarenBass #LosAngeles #MayoralRace #MidtermElections2026 #Politics #Polls #PublicOpinion #USNews

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/31068/ How the Texas Senate race impacts balance of power in Congress #americans #balance #BalanceOfPower #clarksville #Congress #Democrats #election #GetTheFactsDataTeam #JamesTalerico #KenPaxton #midterms #Polls #power #PresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentTrump #PublicOpinion #rally #Republicans #talarico #texas #TexasRace #TexasSenateRace #trump #UpcomingElection #UpcomingMidtermElection #vote #WhiteHouse #win

'Lake America' [Ontario] Change Fuels Surge In Google Maps Alternatives
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https://www.audacy.com/national/news/lake-america-change-fuels-surge-in-google-maps-alternatives <-- shared media article
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https://www.fastcompany.com/91599041/mapquest-not-renaming-lake-ontario-despite-trumps-executive-order <-- shared technical media article
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[Map Quest ~ 50 times its ‘regular usage’, #1 free app on the Apple store (ahead of ChatGPT); I actually can see Apple & Google’s POV - although they should have had backbones IMHO – as a LOT of Federal contracts were on the line (especially when petty vindictiveness comes into it) if they did not follow the executive-order-dictated Board of Geographic Names naming]
“MapQuest - the site where ancient (a.k.a. early 2000s) travelers would find directions to print out - and other map apps have seen a recent resurgence in popularity since President Donald Trump decided to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America.
Within two days of [the] Aug. 27 executive order to change the name of the lake, Google announced that its popular Google Maps app would change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America and noted that the name had changed in the government’s Geographic Names Information System. Apple changed the name in its map app shortly after.
Meanwhile, polls showed that the name change was deeply unpopular with the public. The Economist/YouGov polling of 1,592 U.S. adults from Aug. 28 through Aug. 31 [https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_yVe1kKt.pdf] found that just 17% of participants approved of re-naming the lake [https://www.audacy.com/national/news/poll-lake-america-even-less-popular-than-tariffs]. Reuters/Ipsos poll results released Sept. 1 [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/majority-americans-oppose-trumps-new-canada-tariffs-renaming-lake-ontario-2026-09-01/] found that just 14% of respondents approved of the name change.
According to the Associated Press, Google and Apple’s decisions to re-label Lake Ontario “sparked a backlash among some users, already unhappy with the companies’ decisions to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on their maps following a previous Trump edict.” Users also have concerns about digital privacy and have started looking for map app alternatives.
Google Maps is the ‘dominant player’ in the digital map space with about 80% of the market, according to estimates cited by the AP. After Apple Maps, Waze was listed as the third most popular navigation app in an article from PC World published in August, before the Lake Ontario name change. However, Waze is also owned by Google and displays the Lake America name.
That’s where other alternatives – such as… MapQuest [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mapquest.android.ace | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mapquest-gps-navigation-maps/id316126557] – come in to play. Of course, users don’t have to print out instructions anymore. MapQuest is now owned by a California-based company called System1…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #TomTom #MapQuest #Citymapper #OrganicMaps #OpenStreetMap #geographicnames #names #cartography #LakeOntario #mappingapps #publicopinion
@System1 | @MapQuest | @OrganicMaps | @Citymapper

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/28788/ President’s approval rating is 37%This is a Gallup Korea poll released on the 9th. The data came out.. #break #GallupKorea #GeographicalFeatures #MinjooTV #Pick #Polls #PrimeMinister #PublicOpinion #SeoulMayor

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/28336/ Race Results: 2026 NCTS Ecosave 200 at Charlotte #2026 #CharlotteMotorSpeedway #Ecosave200 #FrontRowMotorsports #LayneRiggs #NASCAR #NASCARCraftsmanTruckSeries #Polls #PublicOpinion #results

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/28116/ What to know before voting in the 2026 general election | Free #2026ThaiGeneralElection #accountability #americus #ballot #ConstitutionalAmendment #democracy #EarlyVoting #election #Elections #EvaluationMethods #Georgia #government #GroupDecisionMaking #Kansas #lyon #LyonCounty #OrganizedEvents #ParliamentaryProcedure #PoliticalCorruption #PoliticalEvents #PoliticalLaw #Politics #polling #Polls #psephology #PublicOpinion #referendum #Voting

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/28034/ Americans’ Disapproval of Congress Rockets to Record High Under Trump #Congress #DHS #DonaldJTrump #gallup #ice #Poll #Polls #PublicOpinion #WhiteHouse

A quotation from Orwell

The relative freedom which we enjoy depends on public opinion. The law is no protection. Governments make laws, but whether they are carried out, and how the police behave, depends on the general temper in the country. If large numbers of people are interested in freedom of speech, there will be freedom of speech, even if the law forbids it; if public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted, even if laws exist to protect them.

George Orwell (1903–1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1945-12-07), “Freedom of the Park,” Tribune newspaper

More about this quote: wist.info/orwell-george/3041/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #orwell #georgeorwell #breakingthelaw #freespeech #freedom #freedomofspeech #law #legalsystem #publicinterest #publicopinion

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/27464/ Why You Should Believe the Polls This Time #2026MidtermElections #BlueWave #PoliticalAds #PoliticalPolling #Polls #PublicOpinion #SpecialElections