U.S. Voters Enthusiastic, Anxious as 2020 Campaign Ends Via Gallup: As the 2020 race for president draws to a close, U.S. voters are feeling both enthusiastic about voting and fearful of what the outcome will mean for the country if their candidate loses. Most also agree that the stakes are higher than in previous presidential elections. Against this fraught backdrop, former Vice President Joe Biden enjoys a slightly better image […]
Most Voters Think For Foreign Powers Are Trying To Influence Election Via YouGov: Following reports from Microsoft that it had blocked cyberattacks from Russia, China and Iran on the presidential campaigns, the latest Economist/YouGov poll finds that most registered voters think all three countries are trying to influence the election. Three quarters of registered voters say they believe Russia is trying to manipulate the outcome, as do two-thirds for China (67%), and six in ten for Iran (61%). Supporters of President Trump are especially likely (75%) […]
Voters Think Hunter Biden Has Engaged In Corrupt Business Dealings Via YouGov: At the final presidential debate Donald Trump tried to land a blow on Democratic rival Joe Biden by suggesting that purported evidence from a laptop computer links him to alleged corrupt business dealings by his son, Hunter Biden. While the veracity of the evidence is much-disputed - initially media outlets were reluctant to cover the story due to […]
Trump Job Rating Steady; Other Mood Indicators Tick Up Via Gallup: President Donald Trump's job approval is steady at 43%, while Americans' ratings of the state of the nation and the U.S. economy are slightly improved from September. The Sept. 30-Oct. 15 Gallup poll finds 43% of Americans approving and 55% disapproving of the job Trump is doing as president, matching the average for his recently completed 15th quarter in […]
New Poll Suggest Many Sports Fans Are Ready to Return to Indoor Events Via Morning Consult: Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, selling points for new billion-dollar sports facilities included luxuries like giant video boards, lavish club spaces and gourmet concessions. But during a walkthrough of the New York Islanders’ partially completed new arena earlier this month, the typical bells and whistles shared the spotlight with health and safety bona fides. […]
Census Takers Fall Short Of Target Goal In Areas Of US Via AP News: From tribal lands in Arizona and New Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana, census workers who go door to door were unable to reach all the households they needed for a complete tally of the U.S. population, a count that ended abruptly last week after a Supreme Court ruling. Community activists, statisticians and civil rights groups say racial […]
AP-NORC/USAFacts Poll: Many In US Distrust Campaign Info Via AP News: In a presidential election year that has thrown the country’s divisions into stark relief, Americans can agree on this: Misinformation about government and politics is a major problem. A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Opinion Research and USAFacts finds that while voters say it’s pretty easy to find accurate information about voting, they have a […]
More Voters Than in Prior Years Say Election Outcome Matters Via Gallup: A record-high percentage of U.S. voters say the outcome of this year's election matters more to them than prior elections did. The 77% of registered voters holding this view is up six percentage points from 2016 and is the highest in Gallup's trend dating back to 1996. While few voters (2%) say the election matters less than in […]
As Election Day Nears, More Democrats Say They’ll Head to the Polls Via Morning Consult: Amid the pandemic’s summertime surge, Democrats seemed inclined to cast their ballots by mail in this year’s elections, egged on by messages from the party’s campaigns to do just that to avoid Election Day lines. But as Nov. 3 has inched closer, questions over the U.S. Postal Service’s ability to deliver mailed ballots on time […]
