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Remote Inspection of the GEO Group, Inc.'s Toler House Residential Reentry Center, Newark, New Jersey
From the Introduction: "On March 23, 2020, the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] issued guidance specific to correctional institutions, noting that the confined nature of correctional facilities, combined with their congregate environments, 'heighten[s] the potential for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] to spread once introduced' into a facility. Although the BOP [Bureau of Prisons] houses the majority of its inmates in prisons, it may also place certain eligible inmates under the supervision of RRCs [Residential Reentry Center]--commonly known as halfway houses--which are contracted to supervise inmates who are generally nearing release and to help prepare them for their transition back into the community. [...] One RRC facility that provided services to the BOP this year was Toler House RRC, which provided reentry services in Newark, New Jersey. [...] Between May 1 and June 9, the DOJ OIG [Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General] conducted a remote inspection of the Toler House RRC to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected this facility and to assess the steps its management officials took to prepare for, prevent, and manage COVID-19 transmission. Toler House RRC was located in one of the areas hit hardest nationally by COVID-19 in March 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Our inspection evaluated whether the policies and practices of GEO [Group, Inc.] and Toler House RRC complied with BOP directives intended to control the transmission of COVID-19 within each facility, as well as general guidance publicly available from the CDC."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2020-11
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Impact of Digital Infrastructure on the Consequences of COVID-19 and on the Mitigation of Future Effects
From the Abstract: "The appearance and spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] have accentuated the connectivity and digitization lag in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The lockdowns imposed to reduce the spread of the virus increased the demand for digital tools that would allow economic, educational, and social activities to continue remotely. Despite the significant increase in the coverage of broadband networks in the region, there are still few activities that can be carried out remotely. This may be due to a lack of connectivity for a significant number of people, or to the difficulty for various actors in accelerating their digital transformation. This paper intends to assist policymakers in determining what measure might best assist countries given their circumstances."
Inter-American Development Bank
Zaballos, Antonio Garcia; Iglesias, Enrique; Cave, Martin . . .
2020-11
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Building a More Resilient ICT Supply Chain: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Executive Summary: "The impacts of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic on the Information Technology and Communication (ICT) sector's supply chains are still unfolding. To understand how IT [information technology] companies have been impacted, and to identify lessons learned about supply chain vulnerabilities and the potential ways to address them going forward, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force, a partnership between the IT and Communications Sector Coordinating Councils and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) formed a study group (collectively, 'the Study Group'). The goal of the Study Group was to uncover the impacts of COVID-19 on the ICT supply chains and make practical recommendations that can support policy and operational decisions to strengthen and build additional resilience into ICT supply chains in the future. These recommendations can support policy and operational decisions intended to strengthen supply chains going forward. The study also provides a high-level visual mapping of how goods and services flow through the generalized ICT supply chain, from the raw materials stage through to sale to the consumer."
United States. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
2020-11
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Insider Threat Mitigation Guide
From the Document: "America's critical infrastructure assets, systems, and networks, regardless of size or function, are susceptible to disruption or harm by an insider, or someone with institutional knowledge and current or prior authorized access. This status makes it possible for current or former employees, contractors, and other trusted insiders to cause significant damage. Insiders have compromised sensitive information, damaged organizational reputation, caused lost revenue, stolen intellectual property, reduced market share, and even harmed people. Allowing America's critical infrastructure to be compromised by an insider could have a debilitating effect on the Nation's economic security, public health, or public safety. [...] This Insider Threat Mitigation Guide is an evolution in the series of resources CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] makes available on insider threats. This 'Guide' draws from the expertise of some of the most reputable experts in the field to provide comprehensive information to help federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; non-governmental organizations; and the private sector establish or enhance an insider threat prevention and mitigation program. Moreover, this 'Guide' accomplishes this objective in a scalable manner that considers the level of maturity and size of the organization. It also contains valuable measures for building and using effective threat management teams. Through a case study approach, this 'Guide' details an actionable framework for an effective insider threat mitigation program: Defining the Threat, Detecting and Identifying the Threat, Assessing the Threat, and Managing the Threat."
United States. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
2020-11
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NOAA Marine Debris Program FY 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
From the Introduction: "Marine debris touches every corner of the world, from remote islands to the world's largest cities, and it is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer volume and complexity of the issue. Consumer plastics, microplastics, microfibers, metals, rubber, paper, textiles, derelict fishing gear, vessels, and other lost or discarded items enter the marine environment every day, making marine debris one of the most widespread pollution problems facing the world's ocean, waterways, and the Great Lakes. However, there is hope. Marine debris is a human-caused problem and, therefore, has human solutions. As public awareness of and interest in marine debris continues to grow, so does the community of people working to address the issue. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program (MDP), a division of the Office of Response and Restoration within the National Ocean Service, is proud to work with dedicated staff and partners to make a measurable change toward reaching our vision: the global ocean and its coasts free from the impacts of marine debris"
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2020-11
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Early Readout on the Economic Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis: Immigrant Women Have the Highest Unemployment
From the Executive Summary: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic and efforts to slow its spread through social distancing, lockdowns, and other measures have led to historically high U.S. unemployment rates, which at their peak in April 2020 far surpassed those seen during the recession of 2008-09. More than half a year after the first measures to combat the public-health crisis were taken in mid-March 2020, some groups of Americans faced much higher unemployment than others, with immigrant women among those hit hardest."
Migration Policy Institute
Gelatt, Julia; Batalova, Jeanne, 1974-; Capps, Randy
2020-11
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Communicable Disease Threats Report: Week 44, 25-31 October 2020
The Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin that provides updates on threats monitored by European Union and European Economic Area (ECDC). The Week 44 report covering October 25-31, 2020 assesses current threats and non-threats and provides an epidemiological overview of each in individualized reports. Threats covered in this issue include COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), West Nile virus, Dengue, Influenza, Ebola, MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) and Cholera.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
2020-10-31
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COVIDView: A Weekly Surveillance Summary of U.S. COVID-19 Activity, Week 44 [October 31, 2020]
From the Key Updates: "Nationally, surveillance indicators tracking levels of SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] virus circulation and associated illnesses have been increasing since September. The percentage of deaths due to pneumonia, influenza and COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] (PIC) increased during the first two weeks of October. Both COVID-19 related hospitalizations and PIC mortality for the most recent weeks may increase as more data are received."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-31
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State of the Nation: A 50-State COVID-19 Survey Report #21: Most Important Problems Facing the Nation Today
From the Document: "Which issues are, or will be, on voters' minds as they enter the voting booth on or before November 3rd? Candidates Trump and Biden have stressed quite distinct issues throughout the campaign. The Democrat, Joe Biden, has sought to maintain a focus on the President's handling of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, claiming that Donald Trump is undermining Americans' healthcare with his COVID-19 response. He also has accentuated Trump's efforts to revoke the Affordable Care Act, and the issue of systemic racism. President Trump, the Republican, has emphasized starkly different issues, particularly law and order and the economy, while seeking to avoid focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. But to what extent are the campaigns succeeding in framing the election according to their preferred emphases? In this report, we present results from our September and October survey waves in which we asked respondents to name the most important problems (MIPs) facing the nation. We investigate overall responses, as well as differences across individual states and demographic subgroups."
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.); Harvard Medical School; Rutgers University . . .
Baum, Matthew A., 1965-; Gitomer, Adina; Quintana, Alexi . . .
2020-10-31
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U.S. Role in the World: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated October 30, 2020]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and issues for Congress regarding the U.S. role in the world, meaning the overall character, purpose, or direction of U.S. participation in international affairs and the country's overall relationship to the rest of the world. The U.S. role in the world can be viewed as establishing the overall context or framework for U.S. policymakers for developing, implementing, and measuring the success of U.S. policies and actions on specific international issues, and for foreign countries or other observers for interpreting and understanding U.S. actions on the world stage. [...] The issue for Congress is whether the U.S. role in the world has changed, and if so, what implications this might have for the United States and the world. Congress's decisions regarding the U.S. role in the world could have significant implications for numerous policies, plans, programs, and budgets, and for the role of Congress relative to that of the executive branch in U.S. foreign policymaking."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald; Moodie, Michael, 1948-
2020-10-30
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Venezuela: Overview of U.S. Sanctions [Updated October 30, 2020]
"For more than a decade, the United States has imposed sanctions in response to activities of the Venezuelan government and Venezuelan individuals. In response to the authoritarian leadership of Nicolás Maduro, the Trump Administration has significantly expanded sanctions. As of October 30, 2020, the Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on roughly 159 Venezuelan or Venezuelan-connected individuals, and the State Department has revoked the visas of more than 1,000 individuals and their families. The Trump Administration also has imposed sanctions on Venezuela's state oil company (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., or PdVSA), government, and central bank."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Seelke, Clare Ribando
2020-10-30
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'Jones V. Mississippi': Juvenile Life Without Parole Back at the Supreme Court [October 30, 2020]
From the Document: "On November 3, 2020, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in 'Jones v. Mississippi,' a case concerning whether the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishments requires a finding that a juvenile offender is permanently incorrigible before the juvenile may be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Last term, the Court heard argument in 'Mathena v. Malvo,' which also raised an Eighth Amendment challenge to a juvenile life without parole sentence; however, as a previous Legal Sidebar explained, the Court ultimately dismissed 'Malvo' when a change in state law rendered that case moot. Soon after dismissing 'Malvo,' the Court granted certiorari in 'Jones.' As discussed [in this document], the legal issue presented in 'Jones' is similar to the issue presented in 'Malvo,' although the Court itself has changed in the interim due to the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett to fill her seat. This Legal Sidebar first surveys key Eighth Amendment jurisprudence relevant to 'Jones' before briefly presenting the background of the case and the parties' arguments before the Supreme Court. The Sidebar concludes by discussing possible outcomes in 'Jones' and their implications for Congress."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Lampe, Joanna R.
2020-10-30
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H. Rept. 116-565: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Report, Together with Minority Views, to Accompany H.R. 7856, October 30, 2020
From the Document: "The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 7856) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. The purpose of H.R. 7856, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (the Act), is to authorize funding for the activities of the 17 elements comprising the U.S. Intelligence Community (the IC)."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2020-10-30
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Considerations for Retirement Communities and Independent Living Facilities
From the Document: "CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] offers the following considerations for ways in which administrators of retirement communities and independent living facilities can help protect residents, workers, visitors, and communities and slow the spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. These considerations are for administrators of retirement communities and independent living facilities that are not healthcare facilities. Learn more about guidance for long-term care facilities (LTCFs) that offer medical services [hyperlink] (e.g., nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, day care programs for older adults). A retirement community or independent living facility is a residential or housing community that is usually age-restricted (e.g., aged 55 and older) with residents who are partially or fully retired and can generally care for themselves without regular nursing or other routine medical assistance. Communal facilities, community activities, meals, transportation, and socialization opportunities may be provided. Different types of independent housing with support services for older adults include: [1] Public housing for low-to-moderate income older adults; [2] Assisted living homes that do not provide medical services; [3] Continuing Care Retirement Communities, which include a range of housing options including independent living."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-30
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What Maritime Pilots Need to Know About COVID-19
From the Document: "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2]. Symptoms often include cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell. [...] Recent studies indicate that the virus can be spread by people who are not showing symptoms. It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes. This is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads, but we are still learning more about this virus. [...] For maritime pilots, potential sources of exposures include close contact with a vessel crewmember with COVID-19 and touching your nose, mouth, or eyes after contacting surfaces or handling items that a person with COVID-19 has touched."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-30
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Claims and Dispute Resolution: Agreement Between the United States of America and Sudan with Side Letter
This document provides details on the Claims Settlement Agreement between the United States of America and Sudan in regards to the 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies and the 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole. While Sudan does not accept responsibility and denies involvement in the attacks, in light of victims pursuing legal claims against Sudan in U.S. Courts, and in an effort to "further develop the relations between their two countries in a spirit of friendship and cooperation," the U.S. and Sudan have settled with financial compensation. Sudan has agreed to pay $335 million to the U.S. Government to be dispersed to "compensate U.S. nationals whose claims have been espoused by the United States of America pursuant to the Agreement."
United States. Department of State
2020-10-30
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Hard Look at Hard Power: Assessing the Defense Capabilities of Key US Allies and Security Partners--Second Edition
From the Summary: "'A Hard Look at Hard Power' surveys the hard-power capabilities of key US allies and partners and the United States' most significant multilateral alliance, NATO. The chapters on specific countries examine the countries' defense budgets, programs, research and development efforts, doctrinal updates, strategic guidance documents, and defense 'white papers.' Accounting for these elements of hard power sheds light on the ability--and, indirectly, the will and intention--of US allies and partners to use force independently or in concert with the United States and other allies to address current threats and sustain global or regional peace and stability. [...] In addition, the volume has chapters on key frontline states India, Sweden, and Taiwan. Finally, the chapter on NATO analyzes its current capabilities, policies, and reform efforts."
Army War College (U.S.)
Schmitt, Gary James, 1952-
2020-10-30
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Misinformation Contagion: A View Through an Epidemiological Lens
From the Webpage: "In this episode, host Heather Issvoran interviews Scott Fenton (cohort 1803/1804) on his thesis, 'Misinformation Contagion: A View Through an Epidemiological Lens [hyperlink].' Fenton, Captain with the Monterey County Regional Fire District, defines and explains how misinformation and disinformation can be viewed as a contagion." The duration of this video is 15 minutes and 54 seconds. The full thesis can be found here: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=834485].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Issvoran, Heather; Fenton, Scott C.
2020-10-30
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4299, Data Preservation Act of 2020
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 29, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 4299 would authorize the appropriation of $30 million annually over the 2020-2024 period for the United States Geological Survey to implement the National Geological and Geospatial Data Preservation Program. In 2020, $2 million was allocated to that program."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-10-30
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 30, 2020
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Dietary Supplement Use in Children and Adolescents Aged ≤19 Years -- United States, 2017-2018"; "Progress Toward Global Eradication of Dracunculiasis, January 2019-June 2020"; "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] in a Correctional Facility Employee Following Multiple Brief Exposures to Persons with COVID-19 -- Vermont, July-August 2020"; "Adoption of Strategies to Mitigate Transmission of COVID-19 During a Statewide Primary Election -- Delaware, September 2020"; "COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations Among Health Care Personnel -- COVID-NET [COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network], 13 States, March 1-May 31, 2020"; "COVID-19 Mitigation Behaviors by Age Group -- United States, April-June 2020"; "COVID-19 Outbreak Among a University's Men's and Women's Soccer Teams -- Chicago, Illinois, July-August 2020"; "Trends in the Use of Telehealth During the Emergence of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- United States, January-March 2020"; "COVID-19 Outbreak at an Overnight Summer School Retreat -- Wisconsin, July-August 2020"; "SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Exposure and Infection Among Health Care Personnel -- Minnesota, March 6-July 11, 2020"; and "'QuickStats': Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Had an Unmet Mental Health Care Need Because of Cost in the Past 12 Months, by Age Group and Sex -- National Health Interview Survey, United States 2019." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2020.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-30
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 30, 2020: Transmission of SARS-COV-2 Infections in Households -- Tennessee and Wisconsin, April-September 2020
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Transmission of SARS-COV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Infections in Households -- Tennessee and Wisconsin, April-September 2020." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link: [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2020.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-10-30
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6636, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2020
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 29, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 6636 would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to allow anonymous reporting of incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assault involving NOAA employees. The bill also would require that an investigation into any such reports begin within 48 hours of the incident being reported and that any evidence of a crime be referred to law enforcement officials."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-10-30
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4351, Yes in My Backyard Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as passed by the House of Representatives on March 2, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 4351 would require recipients of Community Development Block Grants, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to submit descriptions of their land use policies every five years along with their plans for adopting those policies. Those policies include allowing duplexes, triplexes, or fourplexes in areas zoned for single-family residential homes, reducing minimum lot size, and creating transit-oriented development zones, among others defined in the act."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-10-30
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 542, Supporting Research and Development for First Responders Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 22, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 542 would codify laboratory programs that currently exist at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Because DHS is currently carrying out activities similar to those that would be required by this act and any new activities required under the legislation would not require substantial action by the department, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 542 would not have a significant cost. Any spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-10-30
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5040, Air Safety Act of 2020
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 29, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 5040 would direct the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to study how drone incursions affect the suppression of wildfires on federal land. The agency would be required to submit that study and any recommendations to the Congress."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-10-30
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Answers to National Governors Association Questions on Vaccine Distribution and Planning
From the Document: "Since the spring, the Federal government has partnered with state, local, and tribal leaders to develop this whole-of-government plan and we will continue this collaboration. We recognize this process is iterative and welcome governors along with other state, local, and tribal officials' input and best practices. The answers provided below were developed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) in partnership with our Federal partners including the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), among others."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2020-10-30?
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Effects of Large Group Meetings on the Spread of COVID-19: The Case of Trump Rallies
From the Abstract: "We investigate the effects of large group meetings on the spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] by studying the impact of eighteen Trump campaign rallies. To capture the effects of subsequent contagion within the pertinent communities, our analysis encompasses up to ten post-rally weeks for each event. Our method is based on a collection of regression models, one for each event, that capture the relationships between post-event outcomes and pre-event characteristics, including demographics and the trajectory of COVID-19 cases, in similar counties. We explore a total of 24 procedures for identifying sets of matched counties. For the vast majority of these variants, our estimate of the average treatment effect across the eighteen events implies that they increased subsequent confirmed cases of COVID-19 by more than 250 per 100,000 residents. Extrapolating this figure to the entire sample, we conclude that these eighteen rallies ultimately resulted in more than 30,000 incremental confirmed cases of COVID-19. Applying county-specific post-event death rates, we conclude that the rallies likely led to more than 700 deaths (not necessarily among attendees)."
Stanford University. Institute for Economic Policy Research
Bernheim, B. Douglas; Buchmann, Nina; Freitas-Groff, Zach . . .
2020-10-30
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Introduction to the U.S. Economy: GDP and Economic Growth [Updated October 30, 2020]
From the Document: "As a result of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, economic activity declined rapidly in the United States in early 2020 and remains below pre-pandemic levels, despite gross domestic product growth being positive in the third quarter of 2020. The speed of the economic recovery and projections of longer-term growth are of concern to policymakers due to the connection between the economy's performance and the overall wellbeing of Americans. This In Focus provides an introduction to the U.S. economy, including how economists measure its performance and the factors that influence its long-run trajectory."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Keightley, Mark P.; Weinstock, Lida R.
2020-10-30
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State of the Nation: A 50-State COVID-19 Survey Report #19: Pandemic-Related Factors Associated with Candidate Preferences
From the Document: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic and the associated economic fallout is the defining issue of the 2020 presidential election. [...] In this report, we provide preliminary evidence regarding one aspect of the relationship between the ongoing pandemic and the 2020 election. Specifically, we ask about the degree to which vote choice is associated with attitudes and behaviors regarding the pandemic, and whether the pandemic may be making voters who would otherwise be likely to support Donald Trump for re-election reluctant to do so. Throughout, our analysis is restricted to likely participants in the two-party contest this November - that is, respondents who say they are registered to vote, are very likely to vote in the 2020 election or have already voted, and are supporting Joe Biden, Donald Trump, or are undecided."
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.); Harvard Medical School; Rutgers University . . .
Green, Jon; Lazer, David; Baum, Matthew A., 1965- . . .
2020-10-30
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State of the Nation: A 50-State COVID-19 Survey Report #20: Public Opinion Around Federal and State Reactions to COVID-19
From the Document: "In every month, April through October of 2020, we surveyed individuals in every state about how federal and state governments are reacting to the pandemic. We found a remarkably consistent picture of public opinion: respondents prefer state governments over the federal government when it comes to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Out of 8 waves in 50 states & DC - a total of 408 surveys at the state level - in 402 state-level surveys more people in the state felt the state government was reacting 'about right' to the COVID-19 outbreak as compared to the federal government; and only 6 times did people in a state choose the federal government over their state government."
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.); Harvard Medical School; Rutgers University . . .
Lazer, David; Quintana, Alexi; Green, Jon . . .
2020-10-30
