This July Fourth, the American public has plenty to worry about. U.S. adults are dissatisfied in general with the way things are going in the country and have record-low American pride. They are worried about the coronavirus and dissatisfied with the state of race relations, and the majority have negative […] Read more »
Cracks in the Republican Party establishment are getting bigger
Throughout Donald Trump’s chaotic, turbulent, and unconventional presidency the other leaders of the Republican Party have stood by him to a remarkable degree. … Early May saw some small cracks in that support, mostly among the Republican governors who did not side with Trump on re-opening up the economy early. […] Read more »
Assessment of U.S. COVID-19 Situation Increasingly Bleak
As coronavirus infections are spiking in U.S. states that previously had not been hard-hit, a new high of 65% of U.S. adults say the coronavirus situation is getting worse. The percentage of Americans who believe the situation is getting worse has increased from 48% the preceding week, and from 37% […] Read more »
Americans increasingly do not see a ‘return to normal’ happening in the near future
This release features findings from a national online survey of 1,204 registered voters conducted June 25-30, 2020. • Disapproval of Trump’s handling of the pandemic has reached a new high in our tracking.• A growing majority now say the “worst is yet to come” in the pandemic, and Americans increasingly […] Read more »
Coronavirus: Which activities do people see as high risk?
Most Americans see public gatherings like protests and political rallies as activities that present a high risk for spreading the coronavirus. They tend to see the lifting of stay at home restrictions generally as a more moderate risk than a high one, although opinions vary based on one’s concern about […] Read more »
The white-collar revolt against Trump is peaking
From his open defiance of public health officials when holding rallies to his increasingly explicit embrace of White racial backlash, President Donald Trump has set a course for his reelection campaign that could produce the GOP’s largest deficit in the history of modern polling among well-educated White voters. Relative to […] Read more »