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Saturday, June 13, 2020

COVID-19: Pandemic Optimism, Pessimism and Naiveté

“Twenty-nine percent (29%) of voters now believe the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us. A Ballotpedia survey found that 42% disagree and think the worst is still to come. Another 29% are not sure.”
[Date — June 10, 2020 (select this date in the given archive for the reference).]
https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Rasmussen%27s_Number_of_the_Day

The bulk of pandemic optimists and those unsure are Republicans. Most Democrats believe that the worst of the pandemic is still ahead of us.
Polling finds public trust in medical scientists has increased, but only among Democrats

Partisanship on Pandemic Response 
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/06/03/partisan-differences-over-the-pandemic-response-are-growing/#

My Comment: Anyone who does not know that the worst of the Covid virus pandemic is ahead of us is naive.

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