There’s a potential political time bomb ticking for President Donald Trump in the public reaction to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Polls now consistently show that almost exactly half of Americans approve of how Trump is handling the outbreak. That’s a strikingly solid showing for him given the enormous […] Read more »
So much for Trump’s polling bump
Whatever small bump in the polls President Trump received at the onset of the covid-19 calamity was minuscule in comparison with the surges of support for previous crisis presidents, and puny compared with the lift other world leaders were receiving for their efforts. And even by those standards, over the […] Read more »
Trump Is Behind In A Way That Could Swing The 2020 Election
Wisconsin is a crucial state for the upcoming presidential election. Hillary Clinton lost the state in 2016 by about 27,000 votes. Along with losing Michigan (by about 12,000 votes) and Pennsylvania (by about 68,000 votes), those three states handed President Trump the electoral college victory. So, can Joe Biden do […] Read more »
Leadership in a Time of Crisis
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has received a boost in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Is it a lasting bump or a blip? We assess. Plus, we take an in-depth look at the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Americans’ daily lives. […] Read more »
How to Read Polls Amidst a Crisis
… Call it cherry-picking or call it confirmation bias: Some people tend to pay more attention to polls that reflect well on their favored candidate, party, or cause. Others are guilty of seizing upon the most recent poll and assuming that God has spoken, without taking into account that one […] Read more »
Why Biden Maintains His Lead Even As Trump’s Approval Rating Rises
Trump’s approval is up, but his deficit vs. Biden remains mostly the same. Why? Harry Enten, CNN Read more »