97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com are your headquarters for local news and local voices in Chapel Hill-Carrboro. Every weekday morning, 97.9 The Hill’s Aaron Keck chats with government officials, UNC scholars, business and nonprofit leaders, area musicians, and others in our community as they share their thoughts, their experience, and their expertise on the central issues of today. Click here to listen back to all of Aaron’s conversations – and tune in to “This Morning with Aaron Keck” at 7:30 a.m. on 97.9 The Hill to hear those conversations live.
Every other Monday, Aaron is joined at 8:30 a.m. by Tom Jensen, the director of Public Policy Polling, for a longstanding regular segment called “What We’re Thinking,” looking at recent survey numbers and discussing what they tell us about American public opinion – election-related and otherwise.
Tom discusses a recent victory for abortion-rights supporters in Ohio, and what it suggests about what to expect (or not expect) in upcoming elections. In a nutshell: Tom says Democrats will probably continue to be successful in 2023, partly because they’re more energized to vote and partly because higher-educated voters – more likely to vote in general – are voting Democratic these days. But it’s too early to tell whether that trend will continue into 2024, because the enthusiasm gap will probably narrow – and if Donald Trump is on the ballot, that will motivate some right-leaning voters who wouldn’t otherwise vote. (We also discuss a recent poll out of Kentucky that shows a strong approval rating for Democratic governor Andy Beshear, even though Kentucky is GOP country.)
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