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bluewater

(5,376 posts)
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:20 PM Mar 2020

Governors get better marks for handling outbreak than Trump, poll finds

Source: Washington Post

The nation’s governors are getting far better marks for their handling of the coronavirus outbreak than President Trump, according to a new Monmouth University poll.

Fifty percent of Americans say Trump has done a good job handling the crisis, compared with 45 percent who say he has done a bad job.

But that assessment pales in comparison with how Americans view the response of their governors. Seventy-two percent of the public says their state’s governor has done a good job, compared with 18 percent who say their governor is doing a bad job.
Positive reviews for governors are fairly consistent regardless of how widespread the outbreak is in the various states, according to Monmouth.

Trump’s approval breaks sharply along partisan lines.
Eighty-nine percent of Republicans say he’s doing a good job handling the outbreak, while just 19 percent of Democrats agree. Among independents, 48 percent say Trump is doing a good job.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/23/coronavirus-latest-news/#link-QVXWHWEC45DHVPGBDY3UEXGDCQ



89% of republicans and 48% of Independents think Trump is doing a good job?

That's almost unfathomable to me.

Wait until reality hits them all in the face. No sector of society is going to be untouched by this pandemic.

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Governors get better marks for handling outbreak than Trump, poll finds (Original Post) bluewater Mar 2020 OP
But what percentage of voters identify as Republican? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1
because the Gov's aren't psychopaths. nt Javaman Mar 2020 #2
if these numbers accurate,,,, Cryptoad Mar 2020 #3
are you as shocked as I am? I just read this. whow. riversedge Mar 2020 #5
"Fifty percent of Americans say Trump has done a good job handling the crisis, compared with 45 perc riversedge Mar 2020 #4
Fifty percent, huh? Have any of you DUers been asked? Me neither. Talitha Mar 2020 #6

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,755 posts)
1. But what percentage of voters identify as Republican?
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 02:30 PM
Mar 2020

That's the important number. It's a slippery one, but here's some recent (02/28/20) data:

New data from Ballot Access News, which tracks registrations in the 31 states that require voters to register by party, shows that independents account for 29.09 percent of voters in them, compared with 28.87 percent for Republicans. As recently as 2004, Republicans outpaced independents by nearly 10 percentage points.

There are still way more registered Democrats; 39.66 percent of voters are registered with that party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/02/28/first-time-ever-there-are-fewer-registered-republicans-than-independents/

89% of 28.87% is 25.69% of all voters who registered with a party. Add the 48% of independents (13.9%) and you still have only 39.61%, not enough to win an election. That's consistent with the +/- 40% hard core MAGAts we see in most polls.

riversedge

(70,249 posts)
4. "Fifty percent of Americans say Trump has done a good job handling the crisis, compared with 45 perc
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 04:18 PM
Mar 2020

damn. guess I live in my own bubble. This is shocking, that so many think trump is doing a good job.
yes, I find it shocking.




................Fifty percent of Americans say Trump has done a good job handling the crisis, compared with 45 percent who say he has done a bad job.

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