To advocate for a quick or immediate return to America as normal, one must figure out how to rationalize the fact that this week alone, tens of thousands of people have died of covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus that emerged in China last year. You can’t simply say, […] Read more »
How to fix the White House press briefings
There has been much debate about whether television and cable networks should air the entirety of the president’s press briefings live. A president updating the American people during a global crisis is certainly newsworthy. But many argue that giving President Donald Trump an unchecked platform to spout false information is […] Read more »
After the Pandemic, Then What?
First, a disclaimer: This is not the column I set out to write. I spent much of Monday talking and emailing with a half-dozen pollsters and campaign strategists, discussing the stark political divisions between rural and small-town voters on the one hand and urban and suburban voters on the other. […] Read more »
Views of Trump’s handling of coronavirus outbreak slip again
Most Americans continue to think the battle against the coronavirus outbreak is going badly, and few would feel comfortable being out in crowded spaces now. … Views on President Trump’s handling of the outbreak response have ticked down for the second consecutive week. The president is seen doing a good […] Read more »
Partisanship largely drives who Americans blame for the pandemic crisis
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,022 registered voters conducted April 3-April 8, 2020 and a national online survey of 1,018 registered voters conducted April 5-April 9, 2020. • Only a quarter of Americans say the government should continue its lawsuit […] Read more »
Gallup COVID-19 Data Brief No. 4
Few situations have affected the American people in such tangible and profound ways as the national response to COVID-19. … It will be some time before the full impact of the COVID-19 crisis can be assessed and compared with historical events. At the moment, Gallup’s daily polling is seeing vast […] Read more »