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Four Issues Explain the Election: Affordability, Immigration, Wokeness, and War

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Ukueberuwa, M. (2026, November 3). Four Issues Explain the Election: Affordability, Immigration, Wokeness, and War. The Free Press. https://www.thefp.com/p/four-issues-explain-the-election-polling-elections-midterms

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The Free Press presents an opinion survey series called The Honesty Project in collaboration with Populace, aiming to explore sensitive topics that Americans might hesitate to discuss openly. The current poll focuses on the upcoming election and investigates what issues voters consider most important, including their views on President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponents, by delving into "private" opinions to avoid typical polling biases.
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The Free Press's The Honesty Project, in partnership with Populace, conducted a series of opinion surveys on November 3, 2026, aimed at uncovering Americans' "private" opinions on key issues ahead of the election. The project sought to explore topics that people are reluctant to discuss openly, focusing on affordability, immigration, cultural identity or "wokeness," and foreign policy or war. The goal was to move beyond typical polling questions by addressing sensitive subjects and reducing biases that often lead respondents to provide less-than-candid answers.

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We want to get past the biases that can distort polling and prompt people to give less-than-candid answers, and learn more about aspects of American life people don’t feel comfortable discussing freely.
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Welcome back to The Honesty Project, a series of opinion surveys from The Free Press exploring what Americans really think about the most consequential issues in public life. asserted
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We’re going beyond the questions usually asked in a typical poll. asserted
We → go → poll
In partnership with Populace, an opinion-research think tank, we developed surveys designed to uncover respondents’ “private” opinions—the beliefs they consider too sensitive to express openly. asserted
they → develop → opinions
We want to get past the biases that can distort polling and prompt people to give less-than-candid answers, and learn more about aspects of American life people don’t feel comfortable discussing freely. asserted
people → want → life
This Election Day, we asked Americans what matters most as they decide how to vote, including how they view President Donald Trump and his Democratic critics. asserted
they → ask → Trump
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