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OCTOBER 14, 2020: Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters now believe the worst of the pandemic ([link removed]) is still to come. That’s down three points from a week ago but up four from two weeks ago. A Scott Rasmussen national survey also found that 27% believe the worst is behind us and 21% are not sure.[1] ([link removed])

Those results suggest that there was an increase in pessimism following news that President Trump ([link removed]) tested positive for COVID-19. The pessimism has eased slightly since his recovery but is still higher than before the president's diagnosis.

Prior to the president testing positive, weekly testing by Scott Rasmussen had found optimism growing steadily for a couple of months.[1] ([link removed])

Thirty-five percent (35%) of men believe the worst is behind us. So do 20% of women.[1] ([link removed])

Forty-six percent (46%) of Republicans now believe the worst is behind us. However, 70% of Democrats and 53% of independents believe the worst is still to come.[1] ([link removed])

The table below highlights selected results showing trends over the past few months.[1] ([link removed])

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Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day ([link removed])  explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology. Columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
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_Scott Rasmussen is an editor-at-large for Ballotpedia, the Encyclopedia of American Politics. He is a senior fellow for the study of self-governance at the King’s College in New York. His most recent book, ** Politics Has Failed: America Will Not ([link removed])
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was published by the Sutherland Institute in August 2018._
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