Memo: Support For Investing in Pandemic Preparedness is Resilient to Partisan Arguments
By Gabriel Bankman-Fried and Ethan Winter
As part of a survey of likely voters nationally fielded from late July into early August, Guarding Against Pandemics and Data for Progress tested support for investing $30 billion in pandemic preparedness funding. We find high levels of support for this proposal, with levels of support matching the result of a survey conducted earlier in July. In addition, support remains robust even when the proposal is tested with partisan framing and exposure to arguments in favor of and against the proposed investment. Lastly, the increased prevalence of the Delta variant provides crucial context to these findings and the urgency of investing in pandemic preparedness. The spread of the Delta variant is a development likely voters are attentive to and concerned about.
