The President, the Governors, and COVID-19: Public Perceptions of Federal and State Authorities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

• In Event: COVID-19, Partisanship, and Public Opinion

Brief Overview

How did people assign blame for the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020? We examine whether people knew which leaders had authority and which leader citizens are most likely to blame for a poor pandemic response.

Authors

• Sarah E. Croco, University of Maryland-College Park

• Autumn D. Perkey, University of Maryland-College Park