COVID-19 Just Latest Challenge for Health Care Polling

We are in rarely charted territory, but not for the most obvious reason. With the COVID-19 pandemic having upended every facet of our society, regular public polling data is now being used as both a measure of public opinion and a lagging indicator of economic and epidemiological trends. But amid […] Read more »

Is Trump Slipping In The Polls Because Of COVID-19?

A slew of recent polling in swing states shows President Trump losing ground to presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew asks whether the narrative of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis has already been cemented, and what Trump could do to […] Read more »

New York State: Coronavirus Pandemic Pushes Cuomo to Record High Ratings

• Coronavirus Pandemic Pushes Cuomo to Record High Ratings; Voters Trust Cuomo over Trump on NY Reopening 78-16%• Half of NYers Know Someone Who’s Tested Positive; One-Third Know Someone Who’s Died from Coronavirus; Both Numbers Higher Downstate than Upstate• Near Universal Support for Gov’s Orders to Extend NY ‘On Pause’ […] Read more »