Almost one-third of black Americans know someone who died of covid-19

Nearly 1 in 3 black Americans know someone personally who has died of covid-19, far exceeding their white counterparts, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll that underscores the coronavirus pandemic’s profoundly disparate impact. CONT. Amy Goldstein & Emily Guskin, Washington Post Read more »

Public Reports Easing Up On Social Distancing, Though Many Still Worry About Coronavirus Exposure

Amid easing social distancing restrictions, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that people in the U.S. are venturing out of their homes more frequently than they did two months ago, including just over half who say they visited with close friends or family and three in ten who report […] Read more »

Poll Hub: A Look to the Future

On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, President Donald Trump’s job disapproval rating, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, is at an all-time high with the proportion of those who say they strongly disapprove reaching a new height. What could this mean for this fall’s presidential election? CONT. Marist […] Read more »

The Sun Belt Spikes Could Be a Disaster for Trump

The wildfire of coronavirus cases burning through the Sun Belt’s largest cities and suburbs could accelerate their movement away from President Donald Trump and the GOP—a dynamic with the potential to tip the balance in national elections not only in 2020, but for years to come. Until the 2016 election, […] Read more »

Biden leads Trump on all issues except the economy, according to the CNBC All-America Survey

Former Vice President Joe Biden has jumped out to a 9 point lead on President Donald Trump with five months to go until the election, but the CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds the president still has the edge among voters on the critical issue of the economy. CONT. Steve Liesman, […] Read more »