Political prognostication, by Bruce Mehlman of Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas. CONT. — pdf Recent polls: Coronavirus pandemic Read more »
How the Virus Crisis Could Help a Red-State Democrat Stay in Office
… In contrast to President Trump, whose approval bump during the health emergency has been modest by historic standards and is rapidly fading, governors are experiencing strong support for providing sober updates of new cases and hands-on guidance like how to apply for unemployment checks. Once dull gray figures to […] Read more »
Americans fear coronavirus outbreak will leave U.S. in recession
Americans have an increasingly negative view of the economy’s financial health, and their prognosis for it is not upbeat: only a third expect this downturn to be temporary. And as often happens, many are interpreting the nation’s economic fate through their own experience. Those most concerned about losing work, including […] Read more »
Trump keeps wanting to reopen the economy. Voters disagree.
Public health officials almost universally agree that the best way to keep coronavirus deaths to a minimum is for Americans to stay at home as much as possible. Yet President Donald Trump keeps wanting to reopen the economy as he tries to weigh economic health and public health. A look […] Read more »
1 in 5 Americans knows someone who has been infected with coronavirus
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,005 registered voters conducted April 7-April 10, 2020. • One in five Americans knows someone who has been infected with coronavirus.• Americans continue to learn more negative than positive things about Trump’s handling of the […] Read more »
React or Prepare? How to Handle a Crisis
The scale of the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented but history is often a helpful guide. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Obama administration, and Andy Card, Secretary of the Department of Transportation for President George H.W. Bush and White House Chief of Staff for President George […] Read more »