Who is winning the war on Covid-19?
According to a Monday, March 23 Monmouth University Poll which of the following was doing the best job dealing with the coronavirus outbreak: Health agencies in the federal government, President Trump, Your state’s governor, The media reporting about the outbreak, The American public, or Congress?
How accurate was your prediction?
What most surprised you about this data?
What story does the data tell?
Why do you think that is?
What is one consequence of this data?
Why do you think governors had the highest ratings regarding how they are dealing with the pandemic?
Why do you think President Trump was tied with the American public for the worst ratings?
Before the coronavirus pandemic what do you think these entities’ general approval ratings looked like?
What do you think thes numbers will look like a week from now after things have gotten much worse?
What does this data say about federalism?
What does this data say about checks and balances?
Half of Americans think Trump is doing a good job dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. What would you predict is their main news source?
Public support for presidents often rise during crises. George W. Bush’s job rating jumped nearly 30 points during the rally point after 9/11 and John F. Kennedy’s approvals went up by about 10 points during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Do you think that President Trump’s approval ratings will continue to climb with his handling of the coronavirus outbreak?
How would you rate each of those entities in dealing with the coronavirus outbreak?
Look at the data above. How many people participated in Monmouth’s public opinion poll?
Speaking of public opinion polls, why was the order of items in the poll rotated?
Explain whether the fact that this Monmouth University Poll listed the number of polling participants as well as general information on their polling methodology increases your confidence in the poll?
Some nations have laws allowing people to be fined or arrested for spreading false news about the pandemic. Do you think we should have those laws here?
How would such a law hold up to our First Amendment protectioins?
Do you think Trump should be censored by the government? As you know, Donald Trump has been spreading misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. For example, on March 24, Fox News reported, “President Trump tweeted, "HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE & AZITHROMYCIN, taken together, have a real chance to be one of the biggest game-changers in the history of medicine," on Saturday. The man's wife told NBC News she watched televised briefings during which Trump talked about the possible benefits of chloroquine to help the virus. "I saw it sitting on the back shelf and thought, 'Hey, isn't that the stuff they're talking about on TV?'" she said, according to the broadcasting company. "We were afraid of getting sick." Anthony Fauci, the nation's top disease expert appointed to the White House Coronavirus Task Force said the therapy must be tested before its safety and efficacy could be assumed. When asked if the drug was promising on Friday, Fauci said “the answer is no," describing it as "anecdotal evidence," according to ABC News. The man's death came as the number of COVID-19 cases in Arizona spiked more than 50 percent in one day, from 152 on Sunday to 235 on Monday, according to the state Health Department.
