Political prognostication, by Bruce Mehlman of Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas. CONT. — pdf Recent polls: Coronavirus pandemic Read more »
Trust in Trump’s Virus Response Is Falling. What Does It Mean for November?
Americans are rapidly losing faith in President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, according to national polls released over the past week. What’s more, some of that drop-off is occurring among groups that Mr. Trump will need to retain as he looks ahead to a difficult re-election battle in the […] Read more »
5 facts about Fox News
Fox News, the influential cable network launched by Rupert Murdoch in 1996, holds a unique place in the American media landscape, particularly for those on the ideological right. While Democrats in the United States turn to and place their trust in a variety of media outlets for political news, no […] Read more »
It’s not easy for ordinary citizens to identify fake news
… How good are people at sifting out fake news? In a collaboration between the NYU Center for Social Media and Politics and the Stanford Cyber Policy Center (supported by the Hewlett Foundation), we’ve been investigating whether ordinary individuals in the United States who encounter news when it first appears […] Read more »
Embracing the Uncertainties
… Science is full of epistemic uncertainty. Circling the unknowns, inching toward truth through argument and experiment is how progress is made. But science is often expected to be a monolithic collection of all the right answers. As a result, some scientists — and the politicians, policymakers and journalists who […] Read more »
Navigating Coronavirus: Trump Voters Increasingly Dissatisfied With Early Response
This edition of our daily tracking release features findings from a national online survey of 997 registered voters conducted March 31-April 3, 2020. • Trump’s early missteps remain problematic to the public and concern over them is only growing.• Lack of preparedness remains the biggest concern for Americans.• Despite a […] Read more »