The latest Berkeley IGS Poll finds that Californians’ views towards President Trump are a powerful predictor of their attitudes towards COVID-19. Californians who either strongly approve or disapprove of the way that President Trump is handling his job have dramatically different opinions on the risks posed by COVID-19 to themselves and their neighbors, and on the usefulness of social distancing and other policies to limit its spread. CONT.
Cristina Mora & Eric Schickler, Institute of Governmental Studies, Berkeley