Even as many states start to lift restrictions on businesses and social gatherings, most Americans are expecting the coronavirus pandemic to upend their summers, with few saying they expect to stay in a hotel (32%), fly (23%), or attend a concert or sporting event (19%) during the next three months, […] Read more »
A record-tying 73% of Americans think global warming is happening
… Social science theory and prior research suggest that people have a “finite pool of worry,” such that worrying about one issue will decrease concern about other issues. In a national survey on American Responses to COVID-19, conducted separately from this survey, we found that most American adults were quite […] Read more »
National Mood Shows Little Improvement in May
As the coronavirus continues to disrupt and distort ordinary life — everything from the way people work, shop and attend school, to the way they vote and interact with loved ones — Americans’ satisfaction with the direction of the country remains subdued. Just under a third of Americans, 32%, now […] Read more »
Do party platforms matter for candidates?
In a political system featuring entrepreneurial politicians who work to fashion their own images, and in an era of weak parties, commentators commonly dismiss the significance of party platforms. “Who cares what ‘the party’ says,” the conventional wisdom goes, “candidates will do what they want.” While there’s some truth in […] Read more »
History says whoever can best handle coronavirus will win the election. That should worry Trump.
The 2020 election is shaping up to be the rare one that isn’t almost exclusively about the economy. More Americans, 45%, say Covid-19 is the most important problem facing the country than they have about any non-economic issue at any point since 2001, except for terrorism in October 2001. We’ve […] Read more »
Jobs Supplant Health as Americans’ Top Concern
It is the eighth week of self-isolation and quarantine for me and many of you. … But, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The data suggest that the virus has peaked in many places—the number of new cases of COVID-19 are steady or decreasing. In response, there […] Read more »