Despite wide partisan gaps in views of many aspects of the pandemic, some common ground exists
In Americans’ views of some aspects of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is little, or only modest, partisan difference.
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2. Republicans who relied on Trump for news in 2020 diverged from others in GOP in views of COVID-19, election
While large partisan gaps emerged in views of two dominant stories of last year – the COVID-19 pandemic and the presidential election – there also was one clear and consistent difference within a single party. As a whole, Republicans who turned to Donald Trump as a key source of news about these events had different […]
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5. Republicans’ views on COVID-19 shifted over course of 2020; Democrats’ hardly budged
In March 2020, as the World Health Organization was declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic and its spread was accelerating in the U.S., Republicans and Democrats were paying similar levels of attention to news coverage of the outbreak. At that time, 53% of Democrats (including those who lean Democratic) were following news of the pandemic very […]
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2. Latinos have experienced widespread financial challenges during the pandemic
Unemployment rates among Latinos surged in the months after the coronavirus pandemic started, and pay cuts buffeted many Latinos who still had a job. This has left some Latinos struggling to pay bills, afford groceries and cover medical costs. At the same time, Latinos have leaned on family and friends during the pandemic, with substantial […]
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At 100 Day Mark: Coverage of Biden Has Been Slightly More Negative Than Positive, Varied Greatly by Outlet Type
About two-thirds of news coverage dealt with Biden’s policy agenda, while about three-quarters of early Trump coverage was framed around leadership skills.
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7. Americans more familiar with Biden administration’s proposed minimum wage increase than vaccination goals
Another way of understanding people’s sense of the news is to ask about their knowledge of current events. The survey asked five separate fact-based questions related to issues in the early days of the Biden administration, including the number of doses required for the available COVID-19 vaccines and the administration’s initial goals surrounding vaccine distribution. […]
