Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is up 49-42 percent over President Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup, according to a national Fox News survey of registered voters. Nine percent are undecided or back a third-party candidate. Since March 2019, Trump’s support has stayed between 38-42 percent, and Biden’s lead has […] Read more »
Political Conventions, Polls, and “Moneyball 2020”
With the Covid-19 pandemic, the conventions will look vastly different from previous years. In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the run-up to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. They look at how a virtual convention might affect election coverage, voter enthusiasm, and rising political talent. Later in […] Read more »
New COVID Public Opinion Study Finds Increased Support for Vote By Mail
The sixth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, found not only an increase in approval for vote by mail but also […] Read more »
Biden leads in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania due to COVID concerns, country’s direction
Late on election night 2016, it was Wisconsin and Pennsylvania that put Donald Trump over the top and into the White House, thanks to late-deciding voters who went his way, and big margins among people who wanted change. Today, the vast majority of voters in these two states say things […] Read more »
Americans Oppose Religious Exemptions From Coronavirus-Related Restrictions
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that U.S. adults overwhelmingly say houses of worship should be required to follow the same rules about social distancing and large gatherings as other organizations or businesses in their local area. About eight-in-ten Americans (79%) take this position, four times the share who […] Read more »
One in Three Americans Would Not Get COVID-19 Vaccine
The coronavirus’ toll on the lives of people around the world continues to grow, with over 18 million confirmed cases and more than 700,000 deaths, including upwards of 150,000 of those in the United States. … But many Americans appear reluctant to be vaccinated, even if a vaccine were FDA-approved […] Read more »