Americas’ financial desperation can be seen in the soaring demand for food assistance. AP Photo/John Minchillo Mary G. Findling, Harvard University; John M. Benson, Harvard University, and Robert J. Blendon, Harvard University As Congress prepares another injection of COVID-19 aid for businesses and individuals, there’s been debate about whether it’s […] Read more »
Majority in U.S. See COVID-19 Disruption Well Into 2021
More than half of Americans, 53%, now see the disruption due to COVID-19 lasting past the middle of 2021, up from 33% who said the same in late December. This is largely due to a shift away from perceptions that the disruption would be over by mid-year, with 37% of […] Read more »
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy is splitting dangerously along partisan lines
The ability to at least contain the coronavirus in America to the point that it is manageable as soon as possible will come down in large part to Americans’ willingness to get vaccinated. The good news is that more and more Americans say they are willing to do so. Unfortunately, […] Read more »
Biden gets 62% approval in CNBC economic survey, topping first ratings of the last four presidents
President Joe Biden is on the best presidential honeymoon since at least Bill Clinton in 1993. A special online edition of the CNBC All-America Economic Survey focusing on the Biden agenda finds his approval rating at a sky-high 62%, beating the first presidential ratings of Presidents Barack Obama, George W. […] Read more »
Poll Hub: A Nation in Crisis
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, we discuss the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump as the nation continues to grapple with the catastrophic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Where does public opinion stand on the impeachment of the president? Will it influence the outcome? We pick up […] Read more »
National Study Highlights Possible Path to COVID-19 Population Immunity
A study released today by COVID Collaborative reveals that enough Americans (71%) are favorably inclined to get vaccinated or have already been vaccinated to reach the minimum vaccination level considered desirable to achieve population immunity and stop the pandemic. These results highlight the need to both remove impediments to get […] Read more »