The spread of the new coronavirus in the United States comes at a time of low public trust in key institutions. Only around a third of U.S. adults (35%) have a great deal or a fair amount of confidence in elected officials to act in the public’s best interests, and […] Read more »
Will Coronavirus Shake Up the Political Stasis?
The one constant in these last three and a half years has been chaos. Almost every week, there is an event, issue or moment that looks as if it may upend our current political stasis or rattle the economy. But so far, nothing, not a government shutdown, nor impeachment, nor […] Read more »
News About the AAPOR Annual Conference
After two days of deliberation, AAPOR Executive Council has unanimously voted not to hold the 75th Annual Conference in person in Atlanta this May. CONT. American Association for Public Opinion Research Read more »
Americans are more worried about finances than their health amid coronavirus outbreak
… An exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll, taken Tuesday and Wednesday, finds Americans are worried about the novel coronavirus and are beginning to see its impact in their daily lives. Many express greater concern about what the pandemic may mean for their financial well-being than for their health. … The most […] Read more »
Presidents Forge Their Legacies in Crises
Riding Air Force One with President Trump back to the nation’s capital on Monday afternoon felt eerily like that grim day in 2005 when President George W. Bush was flying to the White House to confront the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina. … A onetime political colossus with a 90 percent […] Read more »
Congress Needs to Start Thinking About COVID-19 and the Presidential Election — Now
Key Points • The spread of COVID-19 has already begun disrupting plans across the world. Congress must begin thinking about how it could potentially disrupt the upcoming presidential election. • Measures taken to prevent the spread of disease could come into conflict with voting. • The closer the election gets, […] Read more »