Drawing on a scientific national survey (N = 3,933; including 3,188 registered voters), this report describes Americans’ coronavirus knowledge, attitudes, vulnerabilities, protective behaviors, and communication needs in an effort to inform the public health community, policymakers, and the public. … More than eight in ten Americans say stopping the spread […] Read more »
Americans give President Trump poor ratings in handling COVID-19 crisis
Since its peak in late March, public approval of President Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has slowly but steadily declined. Why is this happening? Will his new guidelines to the states for reopening the country’s turn it around? What will be the impact of his latest tweets, which call […] Read more »
Trump ratings fall, while governors retain high levels of support
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,011 registered voters conducted April 13-April 16, 2020. • Ratings of Trump’s overall performance and handling of the pandemic have fallen to lows in our daily tracking, while governors retain high levels of support.• Although […] Read more »
Most Americans Say Trump Was Too Slow in Initial Response to Coronavirus Threat
As the death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to spiral, most Americans do not foresee a quick end to the crisis. In fact, 73% say that in thinking about the problems the country is facing from the coronavirus outbreak, the worst is still to come. … President Donald […] Read more »
Reputations of leaders in crises
Leaders frequently forge their reputations in crises. In normal times, competition for the public’s attention is fierce. Crises, by contrast, put leaders at the center of our focus. Almost every eye is firmly fixed on them. … In the midst of World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s approval […] Read more »
Pandemic raises the stakes in US’ partisan religious divide
The battle over religious exemptions to coronavirus stay-at-home orders, which flared again over Easter weekend, captures the likelihood of steadily rising tension in coming years between an increasingly secular American society and the most religiously conservative voters, particularly white evangelical Protestants. … Compounding the volatility, these religious distinctions increasingly parallel […] Read more »