CNN Poll: Most Americans embarrassed by US response to coronavirus

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(CNN) Nearly 7 in 10 Americans say the US response to the coronavirus outbreak makes them feel embarrassed, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as 62% of the public says President Donald Trump could be doing more to fight the outbreak.

The new poll finds disapproval of Trump's handling of the outbreak at a new high, 58%, as the share who say the worst of the pandemic is yet to come has risen to 55% after dropping through the spring. And as the virus has spread from the nation's cities throughout its countryside, the number who know someone who's been diagnosed with the virus has jumped dramatically to 67%, up from 40% in early June.

And Americans are angry. About 8 in 10 say they are at least somewhat angry about the way things are going in the country today, including an astonishing 51% who say they are very angry. CNN has asked this question in polling periodically since 2008, and the previous high for the share who said they were "very angry" was 35%, reached in 2008 and 2016.

A narrow majority of Americans, 52%, say they are not comfortable returning to their regular routines right now, and in the last two months, this group's expectations for when they might return to life as it was before the coronavirus have changed dramatically. In June, just 9% overall said they weren't comfortable now and didn't think they would be this year. Now, that figure stands at 26%.

Two of the most notable markers of resuming regular life -- returning to school and the restart of professional sports -- divide people.

starcom_magnate on August 19th, 2020 at 11:27 UTC »

Not sure if I'm more embarrassed by the lack of leadership at the top, or more embarrassed by the way a lot of my fellow Americans have been acting during this.

socokid on August 19th, 2020 at 11:05 UTC »

Bigger news:

Some Americans aren't. That's fucking insane.

Tejastalent on August 19th, 2020 at 10:16 UTC »

Embarrassed is just one of many negative emotions. How about rage at the stupidity? Fear for the future? Unfathomable sadness at the loss of life?