SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.
5
#000000
#FFFFFF
5
#000000
#FFFFFF
A coronavirus message is seen on I-64 East in Virginia's Henrico County. (Photo: Virginia Department of Transportation)
As Trump Snubs Restrictions to Contain Coronavirus, New Poll Shows 3 in 4 Americans Back a National Lockdown
The Morning Consult/Politico poll comes as a top Trump administration health official says of the outbreak, "You don't make the timeline, the virus makes the timeline."
Mar 26, 2020
While President Donald Trump rejects expert opinion and pushes for loosened federal guidelines on containing the coronavirus crisis, a new survey shows the American public would support a different approach--a national quarantine.
According to the Morning Consult/Politico poll, released Wednesday, 74% of voters support a national quarantine barring outside activities save for essential trips.
Backing for such a lockdown crosses party lines.
Eighty-one percent of Democrats support a national quarantine , with 49% strongly supporting it and 32% somewhat supportive. But strong support (72%) was also voiced by Republic respondents, with 37% strongly supporting the approach and 35% somewhat supporting such a measure. Independents were widely supportive (69%) as well.
\u201cAs @realDonaldTrump eyes restarting the economy, nearly 3 in 4 voters support a national quarantine. https://t.co/VArNU9bQMs via @ymurad__\u201d— Morning Consult (@Morning Consult) 1585134420
The survey of 1,996 registered voters, conducted March 20-22, has a margin of error of +/- two percentage points. It comes as COVID-19 has infected an estimated 69,000 people nationally and over 492,000 globally, and two days after the World Health Organization warned that the United States, where cases are accelerating, has the potential to become the next epicenter of the virus.
The poll was released the same day a top health official in the Trump administration--in comments at odds with the president's--warned about the potential timeline of the pandemic.
"Would this possibly become a seasonal cyclic thing? I've always indicated to you that I think it very well might," Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the press Wednesday.
"You've got to be realistic," Fauci added on CNN's "Prime Time."
"And you've got to understand that you don't make the timeline, the virus makes the timeline," he said.
An Unconstitutional Rampage
Trump and Musk are on an unconstitutional rampage, aiming for virtually every corner of the federal government. These two right-wing billionaires are targeting nurses, scientists, teachers, daycare providers, judges, veterans, air traffic controllers, and nuclear safety inspectors. No one is safe. The food stamps program, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are next. It’s an unprecedented disaster and a five-alarm fire, but there will be a reckoning. The people did not vote for this. The American people do not want this dystopian hellscape that hides behind claims of “efficiency.” Still, in reality, it is all a giveaway to corporate interests and the libertarian dreams of far-right oligarchs like Musk. Common Dreams is playing a vital role by reporting day and night on this orgy of corruption and greed, as well as what everyday people can do to organize and fight back. As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover issues the corporate media never will, but we can only continue with our readers’ support. |
Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.
While President Donald Trump rejects expert opinion and pushes for loosened federal guidelines on containing the coronavirus crisis, a new survey shows the American public would support a different approach--a national quarantine.
According to the Morning Consult/Politico poll, released Wednesday, 74% of voters support a national quarantine barring outside activities save for essential trips.
Backing for such a lockdown crosses party lines.
Eighty-one percent of Democrats support a national quarantine , with 49% strongly supporting it and 32% somewhat supportive. But strong support (72%) was also voiced by Republic respondents, with 37% strongly supporting the approach and 35% somewhat supporting such a measure. Independents were widely supportive (69%) as well.
\u201cAs @realDonaldTrump eyes restarting the economy, nearly 3 in 4 voters support a national quarantine. https://t.co/VArNU9bQMs via @ymurad__\u201d— Morning Consult (@Morning Consult) 1585134420
The survey of 1,996 registered voters, conducted March 20-22, has a margin of error of +/- two percentage points. It comes as COVID-19 has infected an estimated 69,000 people nationally and over 492,000 globally, and two days after the World Health Organization warned that the United States, where cases are accelerating, has the potential to become the next epicenter of the virus.
The poll was released the same day a top health official in the Trump administration--in comments at odds with the president's--warned about the potential timeline of the pandemic.
"Would this possibly become a seasonal cyclic thing? I've always indicated to you that I think it very well might," Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the press Wednesday.
"You've got to be realistic," Fauci added on CNN's "Prime Time."
"And you've got to understand that you don't make the timeline, the virus makes the timeline," he said.
While President Donald Trump rejects expert opinion and pushes for loosened federal guidelines on containing the coronavirus crisis, a new survey shows the American public would support a different approach--a national quarantine.
According to the Morning Consult/Politico poll, released Wednesday, 74% of voters support a national quarantine barring outside activities save for essential trips.
Backing for such a lockdown crosses party lines.
Eighty-one percent of Democrats support a national quarantine , with 49% strongly supporting it and 32% somewhat supportive. But strong support (72%) was also voiced by Republic respondents, with 37% strongly supporting the approach and 35% somewhat supporting such a measure. Independents were widely supportive (69%) as well.
\u201cAs @realDonaldTrump eyes restarting the economy, nearly 3 in 4 voters support a national quarantine. https://t.co/VArNU9bQMs via @ymurad__\u201d— Morning Consult (@Morning Consult) 1585134420
The survey of 1,996 registered voters, conducted March 20-22, has a margin of error of +/- two percentage points. It comes as COVID-19 has infected an estimated 69,000 people nationally and over 492,000 globally, and two days after the World Health Organization warned that the United States, where cases are accelerating, has the potential to become the next epicenter of the virus.
The poll was released the same day a top health official in the Trump administration--in comments at odds with the president's--warned about the potential timeline of the pandemic.
"Would this possibly become a seasonal cyclic thing? I've always indicated to you that I think it very well might," Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told the press Wednesday.
"You've got to be realistic," Fauci added on CNN's "Prime Time."
"And you've got to understand that you don't make the timeline, the virus makes the timeline," he said.
We've had enough. The 1% own and operate the corporate media. They are doing everything they can to defend the status quo, squash dissent and protect the wealthy and the powerful. The Common Dreams media model is different. We cover the news that matters to the 99%. Our mission? To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good. How? Nonprofit. Independent. Reader-supported. Free to read. Free to republish. Free to share. With no advertising. No paywalls. No selling of your data. Thousands of small donations fund our newsroom and allow us to continue publishing. Can you chip in? We can't do it without you. Thank you.