… According to the COVID Response Tracking Study, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, only 14 percent of American adults are very happy, a huge drop from the 31 percent who were just two years ago. … But while the picture is bleak right now, there is reason […] Read more »
Warning signs flash for Trump in Wisconsin as pandemic response fuels disapproval
… Although the general election is still months away, interviews with a number of Wisconsin voters, current and former lawmakers, party officials, political strategists, pollsters, politics watchers and union officials paint a picture of a critical battleground slipping from the president’s grasp. Despite middle-of-the-pack COVID-19 infection and death rates and […] Read more »
Masks, the economy, and the president’s poll numbers
538’s Nate Silver on whether or not masks are the best way to reopen the economy. This Week, ABC News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful analysis. It’s FREE. Sign up here: opiniontoday.substack Read more »
Trump’s views — bleak about the U.S., rosy about coronavirus — put Republicans on the spot
White House surrogates and GOP lawmakers struggled Sunday to defend President Trump after he spent the Fourth of July holiday weekend denigrating the racial-justice movement galvanized by George Floyd’s killing and playing down a deadly pandemic by claiming that 99% of coronavirus cases are “completely harmless.” … At a time […] Read more »
Summer of coronavirus: Out with planes, in with rural getaways
As the coronavirus pandemic has upended air and car travel, the winners so far are: short-term vacation rentals such as Airbnb and some rural communities. The summer of 2020 turns out to be the summer of COVID-19 and as vacation time begins in earnest that is likely to have some […] Read more »
Biden Supporters Are More Worried About the Health Risks of Voting
Identifying likely voters is a challenge for pollsters in every election. This year, the coronavirus, mail voting and a surge in political engagement may make it even harder than usual. For now, Joe Biden’s nine-point lead across the critical battleground states is so significant that it is essentially invulnerable to […] Read more »