Trump's high water approval numbers are pathetic. By way of comparison:
September 24, 2001
Bush Job Approval Highest in Gallup History
Widespread public support for war on terrorism
https://news.gallup.com/poll/4924/bush-job-approval-highest-gallup-history.aspx
"PRINCETON, NJ -- President George W. Bush's call to arms in a nationwide address last Thursday evening has elicited widespread public support for a war against terrorism, as well as the highest presidential job approval rating ever measured by Gallup since it began asking the public for its evaluation of presidents over six decades ago.
According to the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, conducted September 21-22, 90% of Americans approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president, up four percentage points from a poll last weekend..."
And that was measuring approval ratings for frigging George W. Bush, not some Winston Churchill or FDR.
This is how Andrew Cuomo's approval numbers have changed since the Covid-19 pandemic hit:
"Andrew Cuomo’s Approval Ratings Are Soaring And Trump Feels Some Type of Way: ‘He’s Gotten Good Marks, I’ve Gotten Great Marks’"
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/andrew-cuomos-approval-ratings-are-soaring-and-trump-feels-some-type-of-way-hes-gotten-good-marks-ive-gotten-great-marks/
"Cuomo favorable bump:
Overall: 44% favorable in February->71% favorable now (+27)
Among Republicans: 20%->42% (+22)
Among Independents: 35%->68% (+33)
Among Democrats: 59%->87% (+28)
Trump’s own approval was in the news, with Gallup noting that his approval was 49%, with 44% disapproval, and 60% approval for his handling of the coronavirus crisis. On that front, Cuomo is at 87% in New York, 70% with Republicans, and 75% with self-identified conservative voters, Gourevitch also noted..."
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/andrew-cuomos-approval-ratings-are-soaring-and-trump-feels-some-type-of-way-hes-gotten-good-marks-ive-gotten-great-marks/
And just to keep these observations "Bi-partisan", here's some recent polling on Ohio's Republican Governor Mike DeWine. (WARNING, this story subject line distorts the contents to make it more Trump friendly):
"Poll: Ohioans Approve Of DeWine, Trump's Coronavirus Response
By Taylor Haggerty • Mar 26, 2020"
https://www.wksu.org/post/poll-ohioans-approve-dewine-trumps-coronavirus-response#stream/0
"The poll asked participants about recent measures taken by both state and federal governments in light of the coronavirus, including the closure of schools and day cares. About 48 percent of the 1,025 Ohioans surveyed said they strongly approve of DeWine’s steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 overall. About 32 percent say they somewhat approve.
Specific measures also received strong support. The poll found nearly 88 percent of respondents support the governor’s closure of K-12 schools, and 82 percent said they are in favor of the closure of Ohio’s day cares...
...The poll was administered prior to the stay-at-home order issued by DeWine, Copeland said, and doesn’t include approval ratings for the measure...
..Trump’s approval rating is about 31 percent among Ohio respondents, and approval for his handling of coronavirus is about 35 percent"
This is starting to look like the greatest crisis our nation has faced since WWII. Our nation always reflexively rallies behind our leader in times of great emergency's and the best Donald Trump can do is scrape against a ceiling of 50% overall approval ratings? Even that low number is staring to seem like his peak He's been on the air daily for hours for close to two weeks now. There is no rallying behind this President and increasingly the numbers show it.
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