… Trust in COVID informatics is up. Is this a telling trend or just a consequence of regime change? Not sure. Seems like the hand-off from the red team to blue team is the most likely cause. This is our partisan pandemic world—stability on the outside, turmoil on the inside. […] Read more »
Economic Confidence in U.S. Improved but Still Negative
Americans’ pessimism about U.S. economic conditions has eased slightly, although Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index remains in negative territory. An eight-point increase to -13 this month puts the index at its best reading since November. CONTINUED Megan Brenan, Gallup Read more »
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Improved in February
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® improved again in February, after increasing in January. The Index now stands at 91.3 (1985=100), up from 88.9 in January. … “After three months of consecutive declines in the Present Situation Index, consumers’ assessment of current conditions improved in February,” said Lynn Franco, Senior […] Read more »
Biden Gets High Marks for COVID-19 Response
Several weeks into his first term in office, 67% of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s handling of the coronavirus. Although not as high as his rating on the pandemic, approval of Biden is at the majority level on his overall job (56%) and his handling of foreign affairs (56%) […] Read more »
Republicans Struggle to Derail Increasingly Popular Stimulus Package
Republicans are struggling to persuade voters to oppose President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan, which enjoys strong, bipartisan support nationwide even as it is moving through Congress with just Democratic backing. … More than 7 in 10 Americans now back Mr. Biden’s aid package, according to new polling from […] Read more »
Some Americans Are Ready To Dive Back In
The long COVID winter – will it ever end? 57 million doses of the vaccine have been administered so far; Biden promised that it will be available to all Americans by the end of July this year. Herd immunity via the vaccine? We think so. Back to normal? Not so […] Read more »