While the current COVID-19 pandemic underscores its importance, proving they can handle a crisis has consistently been important for women candidates and will continue to be so in the years to come. It is a key component of being seen as qualified, and, in previous Barbara Lee Family Foundation research, […] Read more »
The coronavirus pandemic is changing political polling as we know it
Primary Tuesday in New York, Kentucky, and Virginia was a quiet one. There were no crowded victory parties or subdued concession speeches. There weren’t even many winners or losers. Instead of exit polls and vote tallying, reporters told viewers that they would likely have to wait another week for results […] Read more »
GOP aghast as Trump’s polls sink amid divisive racial rhetoric: ‘It’s been a bad couple weeks’
President Donald Trump is doubling down on a strategy he believes worked to his advantage four years ago: seizing on divisive culture wars and using race-baiting rhetoric as he seeks to fire up his base to give him a second term in office. His GOP allies on Capitol Hill are […] 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 »
Biden Takes Dominant Lead as Voters Reject Trump on Virus and Race
Joseph R. Biden Jr. has taken a commanding lead over President Trump in the 2020 race, building a wide advantage among women and nonwhite voters and making deep inroads with some traditionally Republican-leaning groups that have shifted away from Mr. Trump following his ineffective response to the coronavirus pandemic, according […] 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 »