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 »
Americans trust governors more than Trump on coronavirus
Americans have significantly more confidence in their governors than in President Donald Trump when it comes to handling the coronavirus, according to new data from an NBC News/SurveyMonkey Weekly Tracking Poll. Forty-three percent of respondents approve of Trump’s handling of the pandemic, while 55 percent disapprove. That’s compared to 60 […] Read more »
Cracks in the Republican Party establishment are getting bigger
Throughout Donald Trump’s chaotic, turbulent, and unconventional presidency the other leaders of the Republican Party have stood by him to a remarkable degree. … Early May saw some small cracks in that support, mostly among the Republican governors who did not side with Trump on re-opening up the economy early. […] 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 »
Democracy Maybe: Attitudes on Authoritarianism in America
The overwhelming majority of Americans embrace democracy. Consistently over the past three years, 87 percent of Americans say that a democratic political system is a good way of governing the country. At least 80 percent of Americans rate the importance of living in a democracy as an 8 or higher […] Read more »
Many Americans See Exaggeration, Conspiracy Theories and Partisanship in COVID-19 News
As Americans continue to process a steady flow of information about the coronavirus outbreak – from changing infection and death rates to new testing protocols and evolving social distancing guidelines – they give the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other public health organizations the highest rating when it […] Read more »