The Covid-19 pandemic has divided Americans into two camps. To no one’s surprise, lockdown politics have joined the legion of issues that pit Democrats against Republicans. … The partisan fight over the lockdown has shown us, once again, how differently the choices government leaders make look to different constituencies of […] Read more »
Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts
… The coronavirus recession will cause Trump to suffer a “historic defeat” in November, a national election model released Wednesday by Oxford Economics predicted. The model, which uses unemployment, disposable income and inflation to forecast election results, predicts that Trump will lose in a landslide, capturing just 35% of the […] Read more »
Many Are Wary of Re-Opening
Most Americans continue to view local restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus outbreak as appropriate, and a majority are concerned that lifting restrictions will result in additional infections. A number of requirements like quarantining people who have been exposed to the virus, face masks, widespread testing, and physical distancing […] Read more »
Americans Remain More Liberal Socially Than Economically
At a time when the federal government is spending unprecedented amounts of money to deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Gallup finds a smaller gap in Americans’ descriptions of their economic views than at any point in the past two decades. CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup The OPINION TODAY email newsletter […] Read more »
Fauci More Trusted Than Trump on Reopening
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,011 registered voters conducted May 15-May 18, 2020. • Trump’s approval on his handling of the pandemic has hit yet another low in our tracking.• Americans trust Dr. Fauci and Democrats more than Trump on […] Read more »
Poll Reveals COVID-19’s Impacts on African American Communities
Today, NAACP, in partnership with the African American Research Collaborative (AARC) and the Equity Research and Innovation Center (ERIC) at Yale School of Medicine presented new polling detailing the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic on African American communities. The poll is the first of its kind, with a deep dive […] Read more »