Impeached virus-monger Donald Trump says "We have prevailed" on testing. Of course, he also said testing might be "overrated" and "If we didn’t do any testing, we would have very few cases." That goes a long way toward explaining the massive disconnect between hardcore Trumpers and the rest of humanity on the dangers of coronavirus.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans say we have not prevailed on tests, the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll finds: 73% say there are not enough tests available in the U.S., though 50% of Republicans are sticking with Trump on that one and say we're fine. Nearly two-thirds, 64% of Americans say opening the country now is not worth the lives it will cost, although only about one third—35%—of Republicans are actually pro-life enough to not want to sacrifice lives.
While Trump says "I think you should absolutely open the schools," 69% of Americans with kids say they are not ready to send them back to school, although 48% of Republicans are okay with that. Less than half of respondents are ready to get go back to church (46%) or eat in a restaurant (44%). Unless they're Republican: 73% are ready for church, 64% ready to share germs eating out. The only thing a majority of Democrats say they are willing to do right now, at 76%, is go to work. That's probably a reflection of the dire economy—everybody feels the need to be at work.
Nearly three-quarters of respondents, 72%, to this poll say that they are more concerned with moving too quickly than moving too slowly to reopen. That's 92% of Democrats, 72% of independents, and even 53% of Republicans. As the virus moves swiftly through Trump counties, that number could change. Could.
The pull of the Death Cult is proving terrifyingly strong, as we’ve seen repeatedly throughout this crisis. Here’s the latest from Civiqs polling on Republican concern about the danger.