Nearly 60 percent of American voters say they are more concerned that a relaxation of stay-at-home restrictions would lead to more COVID-19 deaths than they are that those restrictions will hurt the U.S. economy, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. But while strong majorities of Democrats […] Read more »
Why Florida may have a big role in 2020
The story of the 2016 election has often been told like this: “Donald Trump secured victory by breaking through the big blue wall in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.” It’s how you end up with all those stories about Trump voters in Midwest diners. Heading into 2020, there’s still a lot […] Read more »
Vote for Biden? Sanders Supporters Say It’s ‘Up in the Air’
… Despite Mr. Sanders’s call to unite behind Mr. Biden to defeat President Trump — whom the Vermont senator described as “the most dangerous president” of modern times — and despite Mr. Obama’s assurance that the party had moved left since he left office, the youthful and impassioned army of […] Read more »
Can the polls be trusted in 2020?
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, what can the Democratic presidential primary exit polls tell us about the general election? Larry Rosin, President of Edison Research, joins our team and shares the answer. And, can the polls be trusted in 2020? Our Poll Hub team resoundingly answers, “Yes!” Marist […] Read more »
American Public Responses to COVID-19: Stopping the epidemic versus stopping the economic decline
Drawing on a scientific national survey (N = 3,933; including 3,188 registered voters), this report describes Americans’ coronavirus knowledge, attitudes, vulnerabilities, protective behaviors, and communication needs in an effort to inform the public health community, policymakers, and the public. … More than eight in ten Americans say stopping the spread […] Read more »
Joe Biden has a young voter problem
Former Vice President Joe Biden welcomed endorsements this week from his former 2020 rival Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former President Barack Obama. After all, Biden needs all the help he can get with a group of voters that Sanders and Obama are popular among: young voters. Biden, at this […] Read more »