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    June 30, 2020
    Public’s Mood Turns Grim; Trump Trails Biden on Most Personal Traits, Major Issues

    Older Black voters much more likely than younger Black voters to view their vote as ‘for’ Biden

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    Public’s Mood Turns Grim; Trump Trails Biden on Most Personal Traits, Major Issues

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    Majorities feel anger, fear with state of nation; few feel proud
    Few voters say Trump is an ‘average’ president; far more describe Biden’s possible presidency that way
    Biden’s strengths: even-tempered, good role model, empathetic, honest; Trump widely viewed as energetic
    Trump draws more confidence on economy than on coronavirus or race
    As in 2016, wide divides by gender, race and ethnicity, age and education in 2020 voter preferences
    Just a third of Biden supporters view vote as ‘for’ their candidate
    Older Black voters much more likely than younger Black voters to view their vote as ‘for’ Biden
    Biden’s supporters have mixed views of his possible presidency; Trump voters are much more positive about him as president
    Biden leads Trump on many personal traits, but not ‘energetic’
    Narrow majority of Trump supporters describe him as even-tempered
    Younger Trump and Biden supporters are less likely to have positive views of their preferred candidates
    More voters confident in Biden on unifying U.S., race, coronavirus; Trump, Biden seen similarly on economy
    Nearly six-in-ten disapprove of how Trump is handling his job as president
    Nearly three-quarters of young adults say they disapprove of Trump’s job performance
    Those who approved of Trump in March but disapprove today are younger, lower income, more likely to live in places hit hard by COVID-19 than steady approvers
    Majority says Trump has changed the tone of political debate in the U.S. for the worse
    Majority of public says Trump has responsibility to release tax returns
    Sharp decline in GOP satisfaction with the way things are going in the country
    About three-quarters of Democrats feel angry, fearful about state of the nation
    Anger, fear about state of the nation felt across age groups and among Black, white and Hispanic adults
    Nearly half of Americans say life for future generations will be worse than life today
    Since last fall, Black and Hispanic adults – and white Democrats — have grown more optimistic about life for future generations
    Since last fall, Black and Hispanic adults – and white Democrats — have grown more optimistic about life for future generations

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