Americans divide evenly when asked whether they approve or disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling the coronavirus situation in the U.S., with 50% approving and 48% disapproving. Approval of his handling of the COVID-19 crisis is down 10 percentage points from last month, including a 10-point decline […] Read more »
U.S. public is ‘firmly opposed’ to reopening the economy immediately
A majority of people in the U.S. want to continue physical distancing measures, even as the federal government and some state governors are pushing to reopen the economy, according to a new national survey led by researchers from Northeastern, Harvard, and Rutgers. The survey, published Thursday, also reveals that more […] Read more »
Trump’s Approval on Pandemic Continues to Erode
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 1,004 registered voters conducted April 24-April 29, 2020. • Following Trump’s remarks on disinfectants, impressions of Trump’s press conferences have worsened.• The public is concerned Trump is putting people’s health at risk by promoting dangerous […] Read more »
Trump erupts at campaign team as his poll numbers slide
President Donald Trump erupted at his top political advisers last week when they presented him with worrisome polling data that showed his support eroding in a series of battleground states as his response to the coronavirus comes under criticism. As the virus takes its deadly toll and much of the […] Read more »
Most Americans are not willing or able to use an app tracking coronavirus infections
Nearly 3 in 5 Americans say they are either unable or unwilling to use the infection-alert system under development by Google and Apple, suggesting that it will be difficult to persuade enough people to use the app to make it effective against the coronavirus pandemic, a Washington Post-University of Maryland […] Read more »
COVID-19 and the Future of Religious Pluralism in America
As COVID-19 continues to radically transform much of American public life, a debate has emerged about what it could mean for religious pluralism in the United States. On episode two of Reasons Why, we talk with Interfaith Youth Core president Eboo Patel and discuss whether the coronavirus crisis will unite […] Read more »