As the number of coronavirus cases surges in many states across the United States, Republicans and Democrats increasingly view the disease in starkly different ways, from the personal health risks arising from the coronavirus outbreak to their comfort in engaging in everyday activities. These differences extend to opinions about whether […] Read more »
The Democrats’ new loyalists? Suburban women.
For decades, Democrats and Republicans fought election-by-election to win the support of college-educated women. But these women, many of whom live in the nation’s suburbs, are now slipping out of the GOP’s reach. President Barack Obama won only 46 percent of this bloc in 2012; Hillary Clinton won 51 percent […] Read more »
Election 2020: How coronavirus is changing politics and public opinion
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted everyday life, including elections and campaigning. As polls and campaign momentum shift day to day and the country reckons with racism after the killing of George Floyd, candidates are increasingly finding themselves in uncharted waters. … On July 15, Governance Studies at Brookings will […] Read more »
Majority Again Think ‘Worst is Yet to Come’ in Pandemic
This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,013 registered voters conducted June 18-22, 2020. • Trump’s approval ratings remain negative across a range of metrics and are deeply underwater among independents.• The share that thinks the country is “off on the wrong track” has reached a new […] Read more »
Biden’s VP Selection is Unlikely to Have Much of an Effect on the Dynamics of the Race
With the 2020 general election season on the horizon, anticipation continues to grow over who Joe Biden will select as his vice president. As the Biden campaign has narrowed down potential running mate options to a shortlist, consensus is still lacking over what Democrats themselves want and what might constitute […] Read more »
The Black Lives Matter protests preview the politics of a diversifying America
The movement against police mistreatment of African Americans is broadening far beyond its core support in the Black community, with potentially landmark consequences both for the movement itself and the younger generations of Americans who have fueled this spring’s massive wave of protests. After years in which polls showed that […] Read more »