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13374504, every prez/gov tends to get a bump in a crisis.
Posted by Reeq, Sun Mar-22-20 12:22 PM
despite all of the craziness of the trump era...a lot of historical trends have been holding up. this is another one.
but to put it in perspective...
https://twitter.com/TeaPainUSA/status/1241537803353305089
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Approval Ratings.
Bush - 9/11: 85%
Obama - Hurricane Sandy: 78%
Trump - Coronavirus: 56%
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so yes...trump has gotten a bump. buts its clearly lower than previous presidents (for the obvious reasons). thats significant.
he is prolly at his peak right around now. then once the death toll starts rising...the chaos at hospitals starts dominating the news cycle...it becomes more clear that he lied about medication/vaccine effectiveness/availability, evoking the defense production act, etc...and more info comes out about his inaction/incompetence early on...those numbers will go down imo.
plus people are cherrypicking the most sensational polls like during/after impeachment. there are several that show that he has made some gains but is still underwater.
there was just an npr/marist poll not too long ago that showed that only 37% of people trusted trumps words about the crisis.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/17/poll-americans-lack-trust-in-trump-on-coronavirus-information-133576
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