Most Americans continue to embrace practices to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Yet, a partisan gap in attitudes and self-reported behaviors has existed since March and is growing larger. A significant contributor to this widening gap seems to be Americans’ news media diet (determined by the top news sources […] Read more »
Economic Outlook Varies Across Party Lines
The public’s outlook on the U.S. economy declined dramatically in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. But as the economy begins to reopen, assessments are starting to improve. The increasing optimism is coming mainly from Republicans who are more likely than Democrats to say both the national economy and their […] Read more »
Prevalence of Living Wills Up Slightly
Forty-five percent of Americans say they have a living will, a slight increase from 40% in 2005, when Gallup last asked this question. The increase has come among those of higher socioeconomic status, with double-digit increases among college graduates and upper- and middle-income adults. … Seventy-four percent of U.S. adults […] Read more »
Approval of Trump’s coronavirus response underwater, as he returns to campaign trail
A solid majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, even as he returned to the campaign trail with a rally Saturday night that marked his first major event since the pandemic began, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday finds. His approval now stands at […] Read more »
Even within his own party, Trump’s damn-the-torpedoes view of masks and rallies is a minority position
With a brashness familiar to any parent, President Trump has repeatedly waved away the idea of wearing a face mask. It’s an odd bit of machismo, both obvious in its focus on image and yet passive in how Trump presents it. … Republicans are less likely to indicate they wear […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters say yes to face masks, no to rallies
Voters gave a thumbs-up to face masks and a thumbs-down to political rallies in the latest Fox News Poll. Eighty (80) percent have a favorable view of mask-wearers, including 89 percent of Democrats, 68 percent of Republicans, and 61 percent of those who strongly approve of President Trump’s job performance. […] Read more »