President Trump’s failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak and his refusal to promote clear public-health guidelines have left many senior Republicans despairing that he will ever play a constructive role in addressing the crisis, with some concluding they must work around Mr. Trump and ignore or even contradict his pronouncements. […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Biden holds lead over Trump as coronavirus concerns grip nation
Coronavirus infected the election. The virus is the top issue to voters, over half of them disapprove of how President Trump’s handling it, and they increasingly trust Joe Biden to do a better job on it. That keeps Biden ahead in the presidential race, according to a Fox News survey […] Read more »
Biden leads by double digits as coronavirus takes a toll on the president
President Trump faces a significant challenge in his bid to win reelection in November, with former vice president Joe Biden holding a double-digit lead nationally and the president’s approval ratings crumbling amid a spreading coronavirus pandemic and a weakened economy, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. The survey portrays […] Read more »
Pandemic surge damages Trump, boosting Biden’s White House bid
Public preference for Joe Biden over Donald Trump in trust to handle the coronavirus pandemic has soared since March in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, boosting Biden – along with other measures – in the race for the White House. Biden’s also advanced, nearly to par with Trump, in […] Read more »
Mistrust of a Coronavirus Vaccine Could Imperil Widespread Immunity
Almost daily, President Trump and leaders worldwide say they are racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, in perhaps the most urgent mission in the history of medical science. But the repeated assurances of near-miraculous speed are exacerbating a problem that has largely been overlooked and one that public health experts […] Read more »
E & E: The coronavirus’ impact on the economy and education in the United States
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Pallavi Gogoi, Chief Business Editor for NPR, joins the team. The topic: whether the U.S. economy is on the path to recovery. Her expertise sheds light on the unique relationship between Americans’ perceptions of health and the economy. Then, we pick up the […] Read more »