Despite the damaging economic toll of the coronavirus, the country remains apprehensive about a return to normal, with Republicans far more likely to be willing than Democrats to restart day-to-day activities immediately, as states begin to loosen restrictions, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Friday. … For five […] Read more »
Health Institutions Still Rated Best for COVID-19 Response
When it comes to handling the COVID-19 crisis, Americans continue to give their highest approval ratings to healthcare providers and medical experts. Most (78%) continue to approve of their state government’s handling of the crisis, but Americans give much lower ratings on handling the crisis to nationally elected officials such […] Read more »
Trump Approval Underwater, But Economic Rating Mixed
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,004 registered voters conducted April 24-April 29, 2020 and a national survey of 1,008 registered voters conducted April 27-April 30, 2020. • Americans are mixed on Trump’s ability to handle an economic recovery, but most […] Read more »
U.S. public is ‘firmly opposed’ to reopening the economy immediately
A majority of people in the U.S. want to continue physical distancing measures, even as the federal government and some state governors are pushing to reopen the economy, according to a new national survey led by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, and Rutgers. The survey, published Thursday, also reveals that more […] Read more »
Trump’s Approval on Pandemic Continues to Erode
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,004 registered voters conducted April 24-April 29, 2020. • Following Trump’s remarks on disinfectants, impressions of Trump’s press conferences have worsened.• The public is concerned Trump is putting people’s health at risk by promoting dangerous […] Read more »
Most Americans are not willing or able to use an app tracking coronavirus infections
Nearly 3 in 5 Americans say they are either unable or unwilling to use the infection-alert system under development by Google and Apple, suggesting that it will be difficult to persuade enough people to use the app to make it effective against the coronavirus pandemic, a Washington Post-University of Maryland […] Read more »