As the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, more Americans view strengthening the U.S. economy as a top policy priority than say the same about dealing with COVID-19. This marks a shift from last year, when the economy and the coronavirus both topped the public’s policy agenda. … As in […] Read more »
Washington, D.C.: About 3 in 4 residents support vaccine rules Bowser just rescinded, poll finds
About three-quarters of D.C. residents support the city’s vaccine requirement to enter certain businesses, a policy that Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) ended Tuesday. The citywide Washington Post poll finds 74 percent of residents support D.C.’s requirement to show proof of vaccination before going inside restaurants, gyms, concert venues and […] Read more »
How restrictions on teaching about race and sexual orientation have ‘hijacked’ parents’ concerns about Covid
The pressures of the coronavirus pandemic are reconfiguring the politics of education, dividing Democrats and creating new openings for Republicans. Both sides of that equation will be on display Tuesday in a recall election for three school board members in San Francisco, one of the nation’s most liberal cities. The […] Read more »
U.S. efforts on pandemic, economy: Things are a bit better, but not yet good
The times, they are uncertain. People think the fight against COVID has improved dramatically in recent weeks, up double-digits, but still not good, say Americans who’ve now been through a few up-and-down waves. With a majority still concerned about the virus, it’s not over for them, as people voice both […] Read more »
No way forward
Biden’s approval numbers have been consistently underwater since mid-December, driven by dual disillusionments: the resurgence of COVID and rapidly rising inflation, which now sits at a 40-year high. As our core political tracking data shows, Biden’s mainstay was COVID – his fortunes rose and fell along with how he is […] Read more »
COVID and Americans’ Trust in Government
A recent in-depth review published in the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet, in part using Gallup World Poll data, demonstrated a significant correlation between trust in government and COVID-19 infections. The review looked at COVID-related outcomes, trust in government and interpersonal trust (along with many other variables) across 177 […] Read more »