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Number of the Day: 75 percent of voters believe Biden will try to impose strict national lockdown

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November 18, 2020

To deal with the pandemic, 75% of voters believe President-elect Biden will impose a strict nationwide lockdown. A PoliticalIQ poll found that 15% consider such a lockdown order unlikely, while 9% are not sure.[1]

Those totals include 40% who consider it very likely and just 3% who say it's not at all likely.[1]

At the same time, however, just 43% believe governments should be imposing stricter lockdowns where they live. The poll, conducted by Scott Rasmussen, found that 50% believe governments should either be easing restrictions (28%) or making no changes (22%). An additional 7% are not sure.[1]

There is a broad expectation across all segments of society that Biden is likely to impose a strict national lockdown. However, there is a huge partisan divide as to whether that's the right thing to do.[1]

Eighty-one percent (81%) of Republicans expect Biden will try to impose a strict national lockdown. Just 25% of GOP voters favor stricter lockdowns in their own area.
Seventy-six percent (76%) of Democrats think it's likely Biden will impose a strict national lockdown. Sixty-one percent (61%) of Democrats want stricter lockdowns in their area.
Among independent voters, 69% believe Biden will impose a national lockdown, while 41% think that's the appropriate policy.[1]

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