Focus Group Report: Navigating the Recovery and Hyperpartisanship
Thursday, June 24, 2021Focus groups with soft partisans reveal optimism on economy and the pandemic, but concerns about deep political and societal divides.
Our research below provides messaging guidance for progressives to win key policy debates.
Focus groups with soft partisans reveal optimism on economy and the pandemic, but concerns about deep political and societal divides.
Three in five Americans think eliminating the filibuster will have a “positive impact” on making government work better for the people it represents.
Seven in ten Americans support the For the People Act, and most say it is urgent to pass it before the midterm elections in 2022.
Majorities of Americans approve of Biden’s job handling and agenda, including his pandemic response, the American Rescue Plan, and the American Jobs Plan.
Four in five Americans remain opposed to the storming of the Capitol on January 6, and a majority are less confident in the stability of American democracy as a result.
More Americans credit Biden with recent job creation as he and Democrats are seen more as looking out for the middle and working class; Republicans are seen as favoring the wealthy and corporations.
Most Americans want to see provisions to tackle climate change in the American Jobs Plan, and would be disappointed if they aren’t included.
Three in four Americans now believe “the worst is over” with regard to the pandemic as an increasing share of the country sees America returning to normal by the end of the year.
The conversation about funding infrastructure moves Americans toward support for raising corporate income tax rates.
Nearly seven in ten – including a plurality of Republicans – say Biden has had a positive impact on the state of the pandemic.
Biden and the Democratic Party are more trusted to rebuild the economy, and a growing share say it is “getting better.”
Majorities approve of Biden’s first 100 day agenda and his future priorities, including the American Jobs Plan and the Justice in Policing Act.
Approval of the vaccine rollout has improved by 33 points since February as two-thirds of Americans see Biden’s pandemic policies as having a “positive impact.”
Approval ratings of President Biden have remained in net positive territory as support for the American Rescue Plan remains consistently broad.
Most Americans say the Rescue Plan is having a positive impact on them as economic indicators are beginning to improve.