Political prognostication, by Bruce Mehlman of Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas. CONT. — pdf Read more »
50-State COVID-19 Survey: Declining Approval for Government Executives
The fifth survey conducted by the multi-university COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, led in part by Shorenstein Center faculty Matthew Baum and Kennedy School Institute of Politics Polling Director John Della Volpe, found that between April and June approval ratings for how governors and the […] Read more »
Poll Hub: Now and Later
On this week’s episode of our podcast, Poll Hub, we explain the latest results from our America Now: National Outlook Index. We assess how Americans’ opinions about their health and economic conditions have and have not changed. Plus, we introduce our baseline measurements of Americans’ feelings toward society and government […] Read more »
Americans increasingly do not see a ‘return to normal’ happening in the near future
This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,204 registered voters conducted June 25-30, 2020. • Disapproval of Trump’s handling of the pandemic has reached a new high in our tracking.• A growing majority now say the “worst is yet to come” in the pandemic, and Americans increasingly […] Read more »
Young people exposed to an epidemic have less trust in political institutions for the rest of their lives
… In a new paper, we provide the first evidence on the effects of epidemics on political trust. We use individual-level data on confidence in political institutions and leaders from the 2006-2018 Gallup World Polls (GWP), fielded in nearly 140 countries annually. Our data cover some 750,000 respondents from 142 […] Read more »
Record number of Americans say fight against coronavirus going badly
As COVID-19 cases rise across the country, Americans offer some of their most dire views on the pandemic to date: record numbers say efforts against the outbreak are going badly (including new highs saying efforts are going very badly); President Trump receives his lowest marks for handling the pandemic since […] Read more »