Pollster David McLennan discusses Trump policy proposals, voters’ political news sources

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The 2024 election is now receding quickly in the rear-view mirror, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still interesting and important to understand what voters were and are thinking and, here in North Carolina, that’s where public opinion surveys like the Meredith College Poll come in.

In the most recent iteration of the poll, we learned some of what voters are thinking about the election results, as well as some of the issues that were highlighted during the recently concluded campaign — including immigration policy, and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in higher education. And in what may partially explain some of the regrettably uninformed views many voters hold, the poll made some worrisome findings about where voters get their news. And recently we sat down to discuss all these matters with the poll’s director, Meredith College political science professor, David McLennan.

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