A special wave of the Financial Trust Index (FTI), which captures the level of trust that Americans have in institutions, shows a high level of compliance with the social-distance guidelines and the stay-at-home orders. The survey is administered by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern University’s […] Read more »
Growing Disapproval of Trump’s Handling of Economy
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,006 registered voters conducted April 15-April 20, 2020. • Ratings of how Trump is handling the pandemic continue to drop, while his economic approval is now below 50%.• Early in the crisis, Trump was seen […] Read more »
COVID-19 Quickly Becomes Most Important U.S. Problem
The novel coronavirus has quickly surged to the top of the list of most important problems facing the U.S., surpassing government, which has consistently held the top spot with few exceptions since early 2017. CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup Read more »
Protesters Across The Country Demand COVID-19 Restrictions Be Lifted
Frustrated protesters have been rallying, demanding that governors reopen state economies. Health officials worry that a premature opening could make economic and health problems even worse. NPR News Read more »
Trump, Head of Government, Leans Into Antigovernment Message
First he was the self-described “wartime president.” Then he trumpeted the “total” authority of the federal government. But in the past few days, President Trump has nurtured protests against state-issued stay-at-home orders aimed at curtailing the spread of the coronavirus. … Now, with Mr. Trump’s poll numbers falling after a […] Read more »
Americans more concerned that government will move too quickly to lift coronavirus restrictions
Nearly 60 percent of American voters say they are more concerned that a relaxation of stay-at-home restrictions would lead to more COVID-19 deaths than they are that those restrictions will hurt the U.S. economy, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. But while strong majorities of Democrats […] Read more »