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President Donald Trumps daily coronavirus briefings are delivering the highest approval ratings of his presidency, but that bump is at risk of fading before the November election especially as deaths mount and scrutiny of the government response intensifies.
Trumps average job approval rating hit an all-time high on Wednesday at 47.7%, according to RealClearPolitics. Thats a 3.6-point jump from 10 days ago and surpasses the previous record set in his first week in office.
But as the pandemic progresses along with the economic fallout that accompanies it, Trump is facing the greatest crisis of his presidency just seven months before the general election.
The White House has positioned Trump as a wartime president fighting an invisible enemy he said was introduced by China. He was made visible daily at the podium in lieu of the rallies that have sustained him politically.
President Jimmy Carter saw a 16-week spike in the early days of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, and President George H.W. Bushs lasted 41 weeks during and after the 1991 Gulf War. Both went on to lose re-election over economic issues.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-03/trump-campaign-bets-on-approval-rating-boost-at-mercy-of-virus?srnd=politics-vp
SWBTATTReg
(22,174 posts)ratings. He deliberately ignored the CV coming in from China so he would get a bump. Murderer.
It wouldn't surprise me one bit.
underpants
(182,942 posts)He is driving people away with these daily storms. He just couldn't stay away from the lights. Thought he could swoop in and save the day.
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)The Magistrate
(95,257 posts)They are a repellent spectacle, and help us while harming the cheap thug, who shows to all what a sick, sad creature it is.
uppityperson
(115,681 posts)lpbk2713
(42,769 posts)And they will know Trump was responsible. The Trump brand won't be worth shit.
ProfessorGAC
(65,230 posts)Yes, you read that right. Poll just released show him negative net approval on Rasmussen.
Not sure this strategy is going to work well.
He was above water for <10 days.
The Magistrate
(95,257 posts)There was a reason his handlers always kept press exposure to a minimum....
ProfessorGAC
(65,230 posts)Looked but can't locate it now. Sorry about that.
The Magistrate
(95,257 posts)And it is a pleasant development.