Poll says Texans' hopes for quick return to pre-coronavirus life are fading

[RandySF]

Texans remain focused on the coronavirus pandemic and are less optimistic about returning the state to normal quickly, according to polling by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas.

Most Texas registered voters (57%) characterize the coronavirus as “a significant crisis,” while another 29% call it “a serious problem but not a crisis. That’s a shift from April, when a University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll found 66% calling it a significant crisis and 26% calling it a serious problem.

Their assessments of pandemic responses have soured. In the latest survey, 46% of voters say efforts to deal with the coronavirus in the U.S. are going well — down from 56% in April. Asked about the efforts in Texas, 47% say things are going well — down from 66% in April.

They’re also less optimistic about getting activities like social gatherings and sporting events back to normal. While 21% think that we’re already at the point where things can return to normal or will be in the next few weeks, 30% thought that was the case in April. Then, 41% thought things would be back to normal within the next few months; that’s fallen to 22%. Now, most think it will be back to normal in the next year (29%) or in a year or more (26%).



https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/06/poll-texans-coronavirus/

[roamer65]

1. Abbott and his religious freak Lt Gov are to blame.

[greenjar_01]

2. Pssst

There's not going to be any football this year.

Sorry, Texas.

[Mike 03]

3. 46% of voters say efforts to deal with the coronavirus in the U.S. are going well?

How is this even possible?

[DBoon]

4. 44% of voters do not know someone who died from Covid-19

so in their minds, it may be going well

[Gothmog]

5. Two staff persons at my office just tested positive

That is a total of three. Two are on the opposite side of the building from my office and the other has not been in the office since June 16.

[Aristus]

6. Now if y'all had just worn masks like smart people told you to,

you wouldn't be having this problem.

We could have been New Zealand right now, but noooooooo…

[DFW]

7. Few things will be back to normal" soon

Whether in TX, or back in Europe, or most anywhere else. But some places have realized earlier than others. Those are the places that will suffer least. Because of our incompetent and arrogant governor and lt. governor, Texas will not be leading the way back to normalcy. I have to be down there kn August. I plan to be only among sane people, from the house to the dentist to the office and back. I hope it will be enough to keep me virus-free.