Majority of U.S. Voters Would Back a National Lockdown, Many Think Worst Yet to Come: Poll

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A majority of Americans would back a national lockdown in the future to help curb the spread of coronavirus, according to an exclusive Newsweek poll, which also revealed that many fear the worst of the pandemic is still yet to come.

The survey of 2,500 registered U.S. voters found that more than half of people (52 percent) would be in favor of a nationwide shutdown to halt the disease. Just 24 percent said they would oppose or strongly oppose the imposition of another lockdown.

Respondents were evenly split on whether the country had turned the corner with the pandemic, with more than a third (38 percent) of people believing the virus was now under control and 37 percent saying exactly the opposite.

Redfield & Wilton Strategies conducted the poll for Newsweek between September 16 to 17. It has a 1.96 percent margine of error.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/majority-of-us-voters-would-back-a-national-lockdown-many-think-worst-yet-to-come-poll/ar-BB19blmI?li=BBnb7Kz

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. That also means nearly half, 48% would not back a national lockdown.

Which would make enforcing such a lockdown highly problematical at best.

[spinbaby]

2. We need a REAL lockdown

Not a sorta, kinda lockdown like we had this spring. Plus a good dose of education about proper mask wearing and social distancing.

[Initech]

3. The idiots in my town are throwing an anti-mask rally this Sunday.

Those people definitely will not be persuaded.

[lindysalsagal]

4. Agreed. Only Nurses, Police, convenience stores, pharmacies, I say close grocery stores, too.

It should be scheduled 2 months out in order to allow distribution networks to accommodate. No retail, no schools, daycare, salons, restaurants, gyms, nada.

Maybe 2 weeks, maybe 10 days, that's up to the experts. But we need to stop moving around. It's the only way to stop it.