… The Trump reelection strategy has long been to keep his base not only intact but enthusiastic, with economic growth being the not-so-secret sauce that would get them to 270 electoral votes, regardless of the popular vote. But now Trump finds himself racing against the clock, trying to get economic […] Read more »
How To Hold An Election During A Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned election administration upside down. Sixteen presidential primary contests have been postponed and Wisconsin, which held its election as planned, saw large scale polling place closures and unfulfilled requests for mail ballots. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, we look at voting during times […] Read more »
Global job approval ratings for government handling of COVID-19 continue to trend down
This is the fifth in a series of weekly papers from GQR summarizing and analyzing available data on global opinion on COVID-19, with a particular focus on the political implications of global opinion linked to the pandemic. … • Despite some mixed data, global public concern about the virus continues […] Read more »
Navigating the ‘infodemic’: how people in six countries access and rate news and information about coronavirus
In this report, we use survey data collected in late March and early April 2020 to document and understand how people in six countries (Argentina, Germany, South Korea, Spain, the UK, and the US) accessed news and information about COVID-19 in the early stages of the global pandemic, how they […] Read more »
Data for Progress: Voters Are Extremely Worried About Coronavirus
• The overwhelming majority of voters are alarmed about the coronavirus crisis and for all twelve items we tested, at least 78 percent of voters report being either very, somewhat, or a little concerned.• Voters are most concerned about the lack of adequate coronavirus testing with 50 percent reporting that […] Read more »
Vast Majority of Americans Oppose Religious Exemptions to Stay-at-Home Orders
… Only about one in five (21%) Americans favor allowing churches and religious organizations to hold in-person services even when the government has issued a stay-at-home order. More than three in four (77%) oppose such a religious exemption, including 40% who strongly oppose such a policy. CONT. PRRI Read more »