Six in 10 Americans now say the economy is in poor shape, up 30 points since last month, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The shift is the steepest worsening of public perceptions of the economy in polling dating back to 1997. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
1 in 4 Americans have either lost their job or had pay cut from coronavirus shutdowns
A quarter of Americans have either lost their job or seen their wages cut as a result of the coronavirus shutdown, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey, which registered the biggest and fastest decline ever in the public’s view of the economy. At the same time, it found that […] Read more »
States of Play: Battleground Voters Growing Concerns on COVID-19
Change Research conducted a poll of 2,448 likely general election voters in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin between April 2-3, 2020 on their thoughts, beliefs, experiences, and policy preferences with respect to the coronavirus crisis. Respondents were most likely to report experiencing low inventory at stores and […] Read more »
Three in Four Americans Rate the Economy Negatively
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,003 registered voters conducted April 1-April 6, 2020 and a combined data set of Navigator Daily tracking of 1,676 registered voters conducted March 30-April 6, 2020. • Ratings of the economy are significantly underwater and […] Read more »
Personal Impacts of the Coronavirus Outbreak
As more children transition to distance learning, more employees are working from home, and more people are practicing social distancing, the coronavirus outbreak has upended many people’s lives. Most Americans are actively avoiding others as much as possible and taking additional steps to protect themselves from the coronavirus, as concerns […] Read more »
How job losses could affect Trump and the 2020 election
President Donald Trump has seen his approval ratings tilt upward because of his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, the US economy is in a tailspin because of that same pandemic. … The relationship between the state of the economy and a president’s fortunes is one of the clearest in […] Read more »