Massachusetts residents view the coronavirus strain COVID-19 as a serious and worsening threat and are bracing for a long road ahead. More than 70% believe disruptions will last a month or more, and 46% foresee two or more months of upheaval. The findings are part of the first wave of […] Read more »
Used to Meeting Challenges With Bluster and Force, Trump Confronts a Crisis Unlike Any Before
… Mr. Trump’s performance on the national stage in recent weeks has put on display the traits that Democrats and some Republicans consider so jarring — the profound need for personal praise, the propensity to blame others, the lack of human empathy, the penchant for rewriting history, the disregard for […] Read more »
Muhlenberg College Public Health Program: Pennsylvanians and Coronavirus
… The percent of Pennsylvanians “very concerned” or “concerned” about the spread of the coronavirus increased from 67% between March 2–10, to 81% during the period of March 11–16. Pennsylvanians are divided on the work of the U.S. government in preventing the spread of the coronavirus, with 48% indicating the […] Read more »
The Uncertainty of Our New Normal: A Data Dump
… We should expect significant behavioral change as the COVID-19 reality modifies our data-to-day lives. To capture this, we partnered with Axios and published our first installment of the Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus poll on Wednesday this week. This will be our baseline to gauge behavioral change (companies, people, and governments) going […] Read more »
This is who Americans trust about coronavirus information
To put it mildly, many Americans are worried about the coronavirus pandemic. In recent polling, 60 percent of people worry that they or someone in their family will be exposed, while 70 percent of Americans see the pandemic as a major threat to the U.S. economy. How will these anxieties […] Read more »
Governing, the Economy, and Coronavirus
This week, a look at the way coronavirus is reshaping our worldview. … During times of crisis, people look to the President. A strong show of leadership has the power to calm nerves and reassure audiences that everything will be okay. Professor Barbara Perry is the Presidential Studies Director at […] Read more »