Bernard Mendez

1 week ago | ipsos.com | Clifford Young |Sarah Feldman |Bernard Mendez

In the New America, things change fast, and this past week has been no exception. The tariff tiff continues. President Donald Trump revised his tariffs following Liberation Day and has honed in on what remains of the trade relationship with China. He’s raised tariffs on China multiple times this past year, with rates now reaching 145%. Where do consumers and everyday Americans stand on the back-and-forth as China and the United States up the ante on tariffs?

1 month ago | ipsos.com | Clifford Young |Sarah Feldman |Bernard Mendez

Throughout the 2024 presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump’s biggest strength was the economy. It was the issue that Americans cared most about and was the issue that propelled him back to the White House. The American public is nuanced. But the economy is always a persistent driver of public opinion. Just after his election win, Americans reacted accordingly, with consumer confidence seeing jumps across the board.

Jan 17, 2025 | ipsos.com | Clifford Young |Bernard Mendez

The tides are changing. President Joe Biden is set to hand off power to President-elect Donald Trump next Monday, likely marking an end to Biden’s multi-decade political career and a revival of Trump’s short yet prolific stint in politics. Biden’s presidency was largely defined both by a wave of historic inflation and a botched re-election campaign that ultimately resulted in Trump’s second Presidential victory.

Aug 14, 2024 | ipsos.com | Chris Jackson |Bernard Mendez

Washington, DC, August 8, 2024 – A new Ipsos poll conducted in five Middle Eastern and North African countries finds that majorities of residents of these countries want the next U.S. president to reduce conflict and tension in the Middle East and find peace in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Feb 17, 2023 | ipsos.com | Clifford Young |Sarah Feldman |Bernard Mendez

In five charts we look at the state of gun violence in America. One week, two widely publicized mass shootings. One at a school and another a few buildings down from where a shooter killed 23 in 2019. These two mass shootings come on the heels of the fifth anniversary of the 2018 Parkland, Florida shooting, one of the deadliest school shootings in recent memory. This is a uniquely American experience. The United States is a global outlier when it comes to mass shootings and gun deaths.