Americans are giving high marks to their governors as they lead state responses to the exploding coronavirus outbreak that has sickened more than 216,000 people across the country. At the same time, polls show fewer Americans are changing their minds about President Trump, even as he holds daily press briefings […] Read more »
Navigating Coronavirus: Public Looks to Fauci
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,010 registered voters conducted March 27-April 1, 2020. • Americans say they are concerned by Trump’s failure to take responsibility and by his chaotic handling of the pandemic. • Those with “mixed views on Trump” […] Read more »
Rating Changes: Democrats edge slightly ahead, but presidential race still a toss-up
Key Points • We are not dramatically revising our outlook for the presidential election, at least not yet. • That said, several rating changes in the Electoral College and Senate generally benefit Democrats. • Many governors are getting high marks for their responses to the crisis; even for those elected […] Read more »
Americans Showing Resolve Through COVID-19 Crisis
An overwhelming majority of Americans (88%) are confident the country will get through the COVID-19 crisis and be OK when it’s over, according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll. The poll, a partnership between Grinnell College and nationally renowned pollster J. Ann Selzer of Selzer & […] Read more »
Coronavirus response highlights deepening partisan divide
… The fierce tribalism that has characterized debates over immigration, taxes and health care is now coloring policy-making during a coronavirus outbreak that threatens countless lives and local economies across the nation. There are exceptions, but Republican leaders have been far more likely to resist the most aggressive social distancing […] Read more »
The Virus Has Transformed the 2020 Elections. Here’s How.
From the White House to the county courthouse, the coronavirus pandemic has drastically upended the 2020 elections. … The outbreak, which has already claimed more than 2,000 lives in the United States and well over three million jobs, has thrust the public health threat and economic downturn to the forefront […] Read more »