Heart+Mind Pulse
After last month’s optimistic outlook, emotions are again turning negative. The economy is the hot button issue as we head into the final stretch for the national election. Following are some of the key storylines from our tracking data:
- Pandemic Division Continues: Americans are back to record high levels of thinking the pandemic is “driving us apart.” Concern and worry are high again.
- Economy a Critical Issue: the state of public health and the US economy are both steady with opinions evenly split between thinking things are excellent/good or thinking things are poor/in crisis. The economy is considered the most important issue facing our country, and one that will have the most impact on their vote.
- No Taste for Second Shutdown: Even though half of Americans think the pandemic will have a long-term economic impact, more people doubt there will be another shutdown.
- Election Still a Toss-Up: Biden is ahead when people say who they plan to vote for, but slightly more people still think Trump will win.
- Support for Police Force: Adding to law enforcement is a more popular idea than reducing or defunding the police force.
Our reports with the latest tracking data, charts, and storylines from our biweekly national omnibus survey, the Heart+Mind Pulse, can be downloaded using the following links:
Data Source: Heart+Mind Strategies fielded a series of questions 9/2-3/2020 via an online survey.
Sample: n=1,008 US Adults 18+
Topics: We explored attitudes, feelings, and actions with respect to the COVID-19 crisis and upcoming presidential election. This provides a quick look at the key storylines we uncovered by quickly digging into the data set.