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Pew Research CenterOctober 7, 2020
Before Trump Tested Positive for Coronavirus, Republicans’ Attention to Pandemic Had Sharply Declined

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Before Trump Tested Positive for Coronavirus, Republicans’ Attention to Pandemic Had Sharply Declined
Attention to coronavirus news drops overall, with decline sharpest among Republicans
Large party divides in views of severity of COVID-19 outbreak, adequacy of response
Classification of news sources
Republicans who rely a lot on Fox News and/or talk radio overwhelmingly say U.S. could not have controlled the coronavirus outbreak any better
Partisans with different media diets have varying views of whether the outbreak has been overblown
Attention to coronavirus news drops overall, with decline sharpest among Republicans
About three-in-ten Americans say they try to tune out coronavirus news
Democrats paying closer attention to nearly all specific coronavirus topics, except for economic impact
Partisans who turn to a mix of major sources (those with audiences with similar ideologies, and others) are more likely to closely follow most coronavirus topics
Democrats more likely than Republicans to say it’s becoming easier to determine facts of pandemic
Differences between parties in perception of young people’s susceptibility to coronavirus infection
Among Republicans, those who rely only on Fox News or talk radio more likely to say young people are less susceptible to coronavirus infection

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