To put it mildly, many Americans are worried about the coronavirus pandemic. In recent polling, 60 percent of people worry that they or someone in their family will be exposed, while 70 percent of Americans see the pandemic as a major threat to the U.S. economy.
How will these anxieties affect U.S. politics? In our book “Anxious Politics: Democratic Citizenship in a Threatening World,” we examined how political anxiety affects learning, trust and policy support in various situations, including public health crises. Here’s what we found. CONT.
Bethany Albertson (UT Autsin) & Shana Kushner Gadarian (Syracuse), Monkey Cage