As the pandemic moves from public health crisis to partisan flashpoint, the debate over the coronavirus response in the U.S. is becoming increasingly nasty – and, in some cases, violent. It’s not just the clusters of gun-toting protesters at state capitols. In sporadic incidents across the country, disputes over emergency […] Read more »
AP-NORC poll: Majority disapprove of coronavirus protests
A majority of Americans disapprove of protests against restrictions aimed at preventing the spread the coronavirus, according to a new poll that also finds the still-expansive support for such limits — including restaurant closures and stay-at-home orders — has dipped in recent weeks. CONT. Randall Chase & Emily Swanson, Associated […] Read more »
The ‘Hard Hat Riot’ Was a Preview of Today’s Political Divisions
This was something genuinely new, and raw. Even jaded viewers tuning in to the network news on May 8, 1970, must have been shocked to see helmeted construction workers waving enormous American flags and chanting “All the way, U.S.A.” as they tore through an antiwar demonstration in Manhattan’s financial district […] Read more »
Young adults, across party lines, are more willing to take climate action
… In 2019, we found that Millennials were more likely to say that global warming was personally important to them and more willing to engage in political action than were older Americans. In our latest national survey, we asked how Americans view climate activism and what activism behaviors they are […] Read more »
More Say ‘Return To Normal’ Will Take Longer
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,031 registered voters conducted April 22-April 27, 2020. • The decline in Trump’s approval rating on the pandemic is particularly pronounced among independents, people of color and older Americans.• Ratings of the economy have reached […] Read more »
‘Reopen’ protest movement created, boosted by fake grassroots tactics
Protesters seeking relief from lockdown restrictions, like these in Missouri, are being marshaled and egged on by conservative political operatives. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson Marc Ambinder, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Many Americans have been under strict stay-at-home orders, or at least advisories, for more than […] Read more »