Governor Whitmer's Lockdown Approval Rating Surpasses Trump's
Governor Whitmer’s Lockdown Approval Rating Surpasses Trump’s
BY Chris Walker PUBLISHED April 20, 2020
https://truthout.org/articles/governor-whitmers-lockdown-approval-rating-surpasses-trumps/
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Despite Trump’s calls for residents of Michigan to “liberate” themselves against stay-in-place policies implemented by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a recent poll shows greater support and approval for Whitmer’s response to the coronavirus than the president’s among citizens of The Great Lakes State.
The poll, conducted by the Detroit Regional Chamber and the Glengariff Group, found that Trump’s net-approval rating on how he’s responded to the spread of COVID-19 was in negative territory, with 44 percent approving of his work and 50 percent saying they disapproved.
Whitmer, meanwhile, is widely approved by her constituents, according to the poll. Only 37 percent disapprove of her response to coronavirus so far, with 57 percent saying they are happy with her actions in trying to quell the spread of the disease.
The Michigan governor, a Democrat who won office two years after Trump yielded an upset victory from the state in the 2016 presidential election, responded to protests that were happening in her state over the weekend, arguing that restrictions related to the stay-in-place order she made were necessary and that calls to “reopen” the economy would endanger residents.
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