Donald Trump says Joe Biden wants to abolish the suburbs. But polls show a different truth: The suburbs want to abolish Donald Trump. If current numbers hold, the Republican Party will suffer its worst defeat in the suburbs in decades — with implications reaching far beyond November. It was in […] Read more »
Virus Concerns Outpace Economic Worries
As the coronavirus outbreak intensifies, the public’s attitudes toward the national economy and their own finances have remained fairly static over the past two months. However, uncertainty about the future has risen a bit and people who have experienced lay-offs are becoming less confident about getting their jobs back. Still, […] Read more »
K-12 Teachers Worried About COVID-19 on the Job
As school districts around the country begin to announce their plans for educating students this fall, a broad majority of U.S. schoolteachers say they are worried about being exposed to the coronavirus while working. Three-quarters of kindergarten through high school teachers say they are “very” (57%) or “moderately” (18%) concerned […] Read more »
U.S. COVID-19 Outlook Deteriorates as Infections Spike
As COVID-19 infections continue to rise sharply in the U.S., so too has Americans’ pessimism about the trajectory of the coronavirus situation. Americans’ view that the situation is getting worse has more than doubled to 73%, the highest Gallup has recorded since it began tracking these views in early April. […] Read more »
Republicans And Democrats See COVID-19 Very Differently. Is That Making People Sick?
Americans have changed their behavior in ways that would have been unthinkable even a few months ago. Masks are an essential accessory. Social distancing is the norm. And even as states moved to reopen their economies in May and June, many Americans continued to think it was better for people […] Read more »
Coronavirus Concerns on the Rise Again Amid Spike in New Cases
A growing number of Americans report wearing masks outside their home in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and 75% support a face mask requirement according to a survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research July 16-20, 2020. As the infection rate from the coronavirus rises nationwide, […] Read more »