A bare majority of Americans, driven by Democrats, support bringing back masking and social distancing guidelines, according to a Monmouth University Poll conducted before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced its revised recommendations last week. The poll finds that public anxiety about contracting Covid-19 has ticked back […] Read more »
Biden’s Buy American push is good politics but bad economics
With votes in the Senate to advance his bipartisan compromise last week, President Joe Biden took a big step toward upgrading America’s infrastructure. And he took a small step toward ensuring Washington can upgrade less of it. That step backward came with Biden’s move last week to stiffen requirements that […] Read more »
The Challenge Of Public Health Messaging Amid An Ever-Changing Virus
NPR’s Kelsey Snell talks with public health professor Robert Blendon about mistrust in government health agencies and who unvaccinated Americans might trust to be messengers on the COVID-19 vaccine. NPR News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up […] Read more »
Biden Impact on Rich, Poor, Middle Class
Most Americans say President Joe Biden’s policies are benefiting the rich, poor, and middle class alike, although few say he is providing a lot of help to any of these groups. Covid has declined as a top-of-mind worry for American families, with many focusing more on specific financial concerns. The […] Read more »
Views on the Infrastructure Bill
Most Americans approve of how President Joe Biden is handling infrastructure and there is strong bipartisan support to include road, bridge, and port improvement and clean drinking water to the infrastructure bill being considered in Congress. Funding eldercare and affordable housing are also popular with the public but these features […] Read more »
New Report Finds Substantial Common Ground in Americans’ Views on Renewing Democracy
Public Agenda, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to strengthening democracy, released a new report, “America’s Hidden Common Ground on Renewing Democracy.” The report features findings from a representative survey of Americans on the state of our democracy, the kinds of changes that are needed to renew it, and specific policies […] Read more »