Americans are rapidly losing faith in President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, according to national polls released over the past week. What’s more, some of that drop-off is occurring among groups that Mr. Trump will need to retain as he looks ahead to a difficult re-election battle in the […] Read more »
Partisanship largely drives who Americans blame for the pandemic crisis
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,022 registered voters conducted April 3-April 8, 2020 and a national online survey of 1,018 registered voters conducted April 5-April 9, 2020. • Only a quarter of Americans say the government should continue its lawsuit […] Read more »
As the Pandemic Rages, the Trump Administration Monitors Our Feelings
The Department of Health and Human Services’ preparedness and response division is confronting the deadliest pandemic in a century, and its leaders want to know how America is feeling. In a series of slides dated Monday and obtained by The New York Times, the department’s assistant secretary for preparedness and […] Read more »
Public Holds Broadly Favorable Views of Many Federal Agencies
As the United States confronts the coronavirus outbreak, Americans continue to rate a wide range of federal agencies favorably, including two at the forefront of dealing with COVID-19: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services. Other federal agencies, including the Postal Service, […] Read more »
Anxiety about coronavirus is widespread in L.A. County
An overwhelming percentage (78%) of Los Angeles County residents say they are concerned that they or a member of their family will contract the novel coronavirus, according to a survey conducted between March 18 and 26 and released today by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. CONT. UCLA Read more »
1 in 4 Americans have either lost their job or had pay cut from coronavirus shutdowns
A quarter of Americans have either lost their job or seen their wages cut as a result of the coronavirus shutdown, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey, which registered the biggest and fastest decline ever in the public’s view of the economy. At the same time, it found that […] Read more »