61 percent of individuals surveyed said Trump should issue a stay-at-home order for the entire country.
Most Americans believe President Donald Trump needs to issue a national stay-at-home order in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus, according to polling data released Wednesday byState governments across the U.S. have issued blanket orders requiring social distancing and closing many businesses, but Trump has expressed a desire to reopen some of the country's businesses on or before May 1.
Democrats were in the majority supporting the national stay-at-home order with 78 percent of those polled identifying with that party. Republicans were less sure, with 46 percent supporting such an order, while 56 percent of those surveyed in favor of the order claimed to be independent voters. Only seven states in the U.S. have not enacted stay-at-home orders, including Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas told CNN on Sunday,"We want to take the long term approach to [coronavirus] and you're not going to win simply by a lockdown."
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