This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,012 registered voters conducted May 21-May 25, 2020. • Trump’s pandemic approval rating remains low as more people hear about him not wearing a mask and claiming to take hydroxychloroquine.• The vast majority of Americans […] Read more »
Does Trump Really Have Unique Appeal Among Working-Class Whites?
In this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the team discusses comments former Vice President Joe Biden made during a conversation about black voters. The crew also talks through the findings of a new study about white working class voters in the 2016 election. FiveThirtyEight The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown […] Read more »
Expectations for a COVID-19 Vaccine
Across government, academia, and the private sector, efforts are underway to develop, test, and produce a vaccine against COVID-19. Viewed by experts as a critical component to ending the pandemic, half of Americans plan to get vaccinated when it becomes available, but half are skeptical. CONT. Associated Press-NORC Center for […] Read more »
Nearly Half of the Public Say They or a Family Member Skipped or Delayed Care Due to Coronavirus
Amid the threat of coronavirus, nearly half (48%) of Americans say someone in their family has skipped or delayed getting some type of medical care due to the pandemic, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. This includes 11% who say the person’s condition worsened due to the missed care. […] Read more »
Why COVID Was Never Going to Produce National Unity
… Many observers have expressed amazement at how quickly the nationwide public health crisis of COVID-19, itself not inherently an ideological or divisive issue, has evolved to conform to the outline of familiar culture-war conflicts. But to the media outlets that now exercise substantial influence over the national Republican Party, […] Read more »
NYT/Siena College Poll Shows One Hurdle to Reopening Broadway: Fear of Jerks
New Yorkers are decidedly reluctant to return to Broadway shows in September, according to a new poll, but they are significantly more willing to go by the end of the year — as long as certain safeguards are in place. And for the hesitant, their single greatest concern is their […] Read more »