More than half of Americans are following election news closely, and many are already worn out
More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
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More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
Similar shares of U.S. adults believe news organizations are giving too much attention (32%) or too little attention (29%) to Biden’s age.
55% of journalists surveyed say that every side does not always deserve equal coverage in the news. 22% of Americans overall say the same.
Differences within each party on views of foreign policy emerge based on where Americans turn for political news.
When Americans were asked to evaluate the media’s standing in the nation, 41% say news organizations are growing in their influence.
59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a “great deal” of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.
During the first 60 days of the new administration, roughly half of stories about the Biden administration mentioned Donald Trump in some way.
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
About eight-in-ten Americans (79%) say news organizations tend to favor one side when presenting the news on political and social issues.
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