US governors' approval ratings soar in response to COVID-19, Microsoft poll
The country has watched its governors as most of them have taken the initiative in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so, their approval ratings have soared in such states as Washington, Ohio, New York, and California, according to a new survey by Microsoft News and Microsoft Research.
The poll of 3,000 Americans, taken March 21-April 1, found governors with an average approval rating of 72%; "significantly higher" by 27 points than the 45% thumbs up given to President Trump. In an ABC News-Ipsos poll released Friday, Trump received a 47% approval mark for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The top approval ratings, in Microsoft's survey, went to Republican governors in Maryland and Ohio, who have both been pro-active in banning large meetings, closing schools, delivering stay-at-home orders and issuing blunt warnings of potential coronavirus impacts. Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland received an 84% approval rating and Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio came in with an 83% rating. Approval for Trump was just 33% in Maryland, and 49% in Ohio.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose state is the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus pandemic, came in at 81%. Cuomo has delivered daily briefings, telecast nationally, which have ranged from health experts' warnings to appeals for ventilators, to exchanges with his little brother, CNN pundit Chris Cuomo, who has tested positive and is sick with the virus.
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