This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,003 registered voters conducted April 1-April 6, 2020 and a combined data set of Navigator Daily tracking of 1,676 registered voters conducted March 30-April 6, 2020. • Ratings of the economy are significantly underwater and […] Read more »
Trump sees limits of presidency in avoiding blame for virus
President Donald Trump is confronting the most dangerous crisis a U.S. leader has faced this century as the coronavirus spreads and a once-vibrant economy falters. As the turmoil deepens, the choices he makes in the critical weeks ahead will shape his reelection prospects, legacy and the character of the nation. […] Read more »
How job losses could affect Trump and the 2020 election
President Donald Trump has seen his approval ratings tilt upward because of his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, the US economy is in a tailspin because of that same pandemic. … The relationship between the state of the economy and a president’s fortunes is one of the clearest in […] 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 »
Navigating Coronavirus: Americans Worry About Strength of Response
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,008 registered voters conducted March 30-April 2, 2020. • Even as nearly all Americans are watching at least some of Trump’s press conferences every day, the public continues to have serious concerns about his handling […] Read more »
Americans support drastic efforts to stop coronavirus, expect crisis to last for months
Most Americans say saving lives by preventing the spread of COVID-19 should be the top priority for the U.S. government as the global coronavirus pandemic strains the nation’s health care system and social distancing measures ravage the economy, according to a new poll. The Public Agenda/USA TODAY/Ipsos poll poll released […] Read more »