Public health officials almost universally agree that the best way to keep coronavirus deaths to a minimum is for Americans to stay at home as much as possible. Yet President Donald Trump keeps wanting to reopen the economy as he tries to weigh economic health and public health. A look […] Read more »
1 in 5 Americans knows someone who has been infected with coronavirus
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,005 registered voters conducted April 7-April 10, 2020. • One in five Americans knows someone who has been infected with coronavirus.• Americans continue to learn more negative than positive things about Trump’s handling of the […] Read more »
React or Prepare? How to Handle a Crisis
The scale of the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented but history is often a helpful guide. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Obama administration, and Andy Card, Secretary of the Department of Transportation for President George H.W. Bush and White House Chief of Staff for President George […] Read more »
Trust in Trump’s Virus Response Is Falling. What Does It Mean for November?
Americans are rapidly losing faith in President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, according to national polls released over the past week. What’s more, some of that drop-off is occurring among groups that Mr. Trump will need to retain as he looks ahead to a difficult re-election battle in the […] Read more »
CNN Poll of Polls: Trump’s approval ticking down on coronavirus response
A new CNN Poll of Polls out on Thursday finds President Donald Trump’s approval rating and the public’s approval of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic trending down in the last month. Trump’s averaged approval rating stands at 46% approve, 49% disapprove — ticking down from 48% approval in late-March. […] Read more »
More than half of Americans wear masks as coronavirus’ new normal takes hold
More than half of Americans who went out in public in the last week say they’ve worn a face mask, as an overwhelming majority of Americans remain concerned over the reach of the novel coronavirus – and less are optimistic about the fight against and ultimate impact of the outbreak […] Read more »