The greatest irony of the coronavirus pandemic may be that many of the American workers now considered the most essential were among those treated as the most disposable before the outbreak began. Meatpackers, farmworkers, grocery-store cashiers, warehouse clerks, janitors, nursing-home and home-health-care aides—all of these positions offer some of the […] Read more »
Possibility of “Second Wave” Now Tops Americans’ Worries
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,014 registered voters conducted May 1-6, 2020. • The possibility of a second wave of the pandemic is now Americans’ top worry.• The public opposes a full reopening of the country, but is more open […] Read more »
Pandemic especially tough on people of color
People of color have not only been hit harder by the deadly coronavirus than have Americans overall, but they’re also bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s financial impact, according to a recent survey from the The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The financial picture is especially grim for […] Read more »
States of Play: Battleground Survey Shows Voters Concerned About Reopening Economy
Key Takeaways• 68% of voters in the battleground remain seriously concerned about the coronavirus and 52% disapprove of Trump’s handling of the outbreak.• Fears about the economic impact of COVID-19 grow and 71% now say that we are in a recession.• Majorities say it is important for small businesses (97%) […] Read more »
Fewer Americans now say media exaggerated COVID-19 risks, but big partisan gaps persist
As Americans continue to give the news media a solid grade overall for coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the percentage who say journalists have exaggerated the risks of the outbreak has decreased notably in recent weeks, according to survey data from Pew Research Center’s Election News Pathway project. CONT. Mark […] Read more »
Why Isn’t Trump Riding High?
One surprise with Covid-19 is not what happened but what didn’t happen. Although the pandemic might yet benefit President Trump — through heightened xenophobia, increased acceptance of authoritarian leadership, racial and ethnic schism — the political winds have not, to date, shifted in Trump’s direction. In fact, the opposite is […] Read more »