Americans remain largely supportive of how state and local governments are handling the coronavirus outbreak and the measures they are taking to prevent the spread of the virus. And, they expect these measures will be necessary for at least the near future. CONT. Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Read more »
Trump Reaches Back Into His Old Bag of Populist Tricks
President Trump has chosen his pandemic re-election strategy. He is set on unifying and reinvigorating the groups that were crucial to his 2016 victory: racially resentful whites, evangelical Christians, gun activists, anti-vaxxers and wealthy conservatives. Tying his re-election to the growing anti-lockdown movement, Trump is encouraging a resurgence of what […] Read more »
Broad Support for Governors Over Protestors
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,012 registered voters conducted April 16-April 21, 2020 and a combined dataset of 7,749 registered voters conducted March 20-April 20, 2020. • There is widespread support for governors placing stay-at-home orders over those protesting the […] Read more »
Stay-at-home order protesters represent a minority view
Americans protesting stay-at-home orders in different parts of the country are capturing plenty of attention, but polling data makes it clear they represent a minority viewpoint when it comes to how to best deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The less visible and vocal majority is in favor of the stay-at-home […] Read more »
Most rate Trump’s coronavirus response negatively and expect crowds to be unsafe until summer
Most Americans expect no immediate easing of the health risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic, despite calls by President Trump and others to begin reopening the economy quickly. A majority say it could be June or later before it will be safe for larger gatherings to take place again, according […] Read more »
Trump’s crisis mismanagement alienating seniors
A fundamental rule of politics is the party that’s divided is the one that’s losing. A cardinal rule of pandemic politics is that it’s better to err on the side of caution instead of taking risks that would invite a political backlash. There are no libertarians in a crisis, but […] Read more »