Opinion Today

July 12, 2021

POLITICO-Harvard poll: Americans sharply divided over vaccine mandates
Dan Goldberg, Politico
Americans are almost evenly divided over whether schools or most private employers should require Covid-19 vaccinations as part of reopening, according to a POLITICO-Harvard survey that shows how politically fraught any kind of mandate would be.

How long-standing mistrust of government is hurting our vaccination efforts
Harry Enten, CNN
Americans have lacked trust in the federal government since the 1970s. This lack of general trust is now hurting our Covid-19 vaccination effort. Trust in the government to give accurate information about the coronavirus is one of the most predictive variables over whether a person is vaccinated.

New polling shows Democrats alarmed about crime, too
Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
By listening to activists more than their own party’s voters, Democrats have been complacent in dealing with rising violence in American cities.

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