President Trump downplayed the coronavirus threat, was slow to move and has delivered mixed messages to the nation. The federal bureaucracy bungled rapid production of tests for the virus. Stockpiles of crucial medical materials were limited and supply lines cumbersome. States and hospitals were plunged into life-and-death competition with one […] Read more »
Navigating Coronavirus: Trump Voters Increasingly Dissatisfied With Early Response
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 997 registered voters conducted March 31-April 3, 2020. • Trump’s early missteps remain problematic to the public and concern over them is only growing.• Lack of preparedness remains the biggest concern for Americans.• Despite a […] Read more »
The Pandemic Could Change American Attitudes Toward Government Services
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Suzanne Mettler, professor of government at Cornell University, about how the coronavirus pandemic could change Americans’ attitudes about government. All Things Considered, NPR News Read more »
Most voters say postponing presidential primaries amid COVID-19 outbreak has been necessary
As several states postpone their presidential primaries amid the coronavirus outbreak, most voters say the delay was a necessary move – and similar shares say they would personally feel uncomfortable going to a polling place to vote. CONT. Hannah Hartig & Bradley Jones, Pew Research Center Read more »
The Calm Before the Storm? America Pauses, While Social Distancing Continues
This week’s COVID-19 numbers: as of Friday morning, there were 244,228 confirmed cases of the virus in the United States; 6,200 fatalities; and more than 10 million unemployment claims filed last month. This is our backdrop; this is our context. It is grim. Below I detail the most relevant polling […] Read more »
The most prominent voice at coronavirus briefings is the least trusted one: Trump’s
Each evening for the past several weeks, President Trump, officials from his administration and representatives of the White House coronavirus task force have assembled in the White House briefing room or in the Rose Garden to provide updates to the press on the coronavirus pandemic. The most prominent voice in […] Read more »