In the era of coronavirus, Big Government is back. Americans by double-digit margins say the federal government is doing too little – not too much – to deal with the health and economic repercussions of the deadly pandemic that has now infected more than one million people across the country, […] Read more »
More Say ‘Return To Normal’ Will Take Longer
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,031 registered voters conducted April 22-April 27, 2020. • The decline in Trump’s approval rating on the pandemic is particularly pronounced among independents, people of color and older Americans.• Ratings of the economy have reached […] Read more »
COVID-19 Just Latest Challenge for Health Care Polling
We are in rarely charted territory, but not for the most obvious reason. With the COVID-19 pandemic having upended every facet of our society, regular public polling data is now being used as both a measure of public opinion and a lagging indicator of economic and epidemiological trends. But amid […] Read more »
New York State: Coronavirus Pandemic Pushes Cuomo to Record High Ratings
• Coronavirus Pandemic Pushes Cuomo to Record High Ratings; Voters Trust Cuomo over Trump on NY Reopening 78-16%• Half of NYers Know Someone Who’s Tested Positive; One-Third Know Someone Who’s Died from Coronavirus; Both Numbers Higher Downstate than Upstate• Near Universal Support for Gov’s Orders to Extend NY ‘On Pause’ […] Read more »
Tweets of Note
While 2020 may very well defy historical patterns, in elections over the past five decades an incumbent president's approval rating at ~200 days out has been a remarkably strong predictor of his ultimate vote share. Trump's current rating puts him in Carter & GHW Bush territory. pic.twitter.com/pyvZA1q6St — Patrick Egan […] Read more »
Ohioans trust governor over White House, are cautious about lifting COVID-19 restrictions
As Ohio waits to hear Governor Mike DeWine’s detailed plans to begin lifting stay-at-home restrictions, a new statewide poll shows that 70% of Ohioans prioritize public health over the economy. The Baldwin Wallace University Ohio Poll also shows that 85% of voters in the Buckeye State approve of DeWine’s handling […] Read more »