Joe Biden and Democrats have a LOT of work to do….
The majority of Americans now approve of President Trump‘s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a change from just one week prior, according to a new Ipsos/ABC News poll.
Of those surveyed, 55 percent said that they approved of the president’s handling of the situation, while 43 percent said they disapproved. The numbers were basically reversed from one week ago when 54 percent said they disapproved and 43 percent approved.
Trump’s tone and approach to the outbreak has changed in recent weeks, with the president now appearing at daily briefings at the White House with his coronavirus task force. Trump said this week that he knew that COVID-19 was a pandemic before it was labeled as such by the World Health Organization, despite his previous rhetoric downplaying the severity of the virus.
The president has passed two coronavirus stimulus packages that include paid sick leave for certain workers and free coronavirus testing.Of those surveyed, 55 percent said that they approved of the president’s handling of the situation, while 43 percent said they disapproved
Despite the improvement in the approval rating, the public remains strongly partisan.
Nearly 70 percent of Democrats still disapprove of how Trump is dealing with the pandemic, while 92 percent of Republicans approve of how he’s handled the crisis…
Americans typically rally around the President in times of crisis.
So this isn’t that surprising.
Any challenger to an incumbent President,even one as weak as Trump, has to work hard to win.That is stating the obvious.
Yes as Jack mentioned the “rally round the flag” effect is probably in play right now.
It’s also worth noting that the virus has not hit many red states or counties yet. Also the effects of the skyrocketing unemployment have not been felt yet, nor the loss to people’s 401Ks.
Let’s see where this stands in a few weeks.
The more testing?
The more cases will be reported…
The more rural the area the less cases…