Instead of a sympathy factor for Trump, there's been a stunning drop in his poll numbers

[kpete]

In two days of polling before Trump got COVID, the president trailed Biden by just a 46%-41% margin. In the three days of polling after the coronavirus diagnosis, Biden held a 55%-34% lead. That means Biden’s lead grew by a whopping 16 points from pre-COVID to post-COVID.

MORE:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/10/06/trump-support-craters-after-contracting-coronavirus-new-fpu-herald-poll-reveals/

[Fullduplexxx]

1. That probably explains the 180 on stimulus

[TheBlackAdder]

13. Evangelicals: Sent by God. (Then God fucks him and all in his orbit a month before the elections.)

[Demovictory9]

21. Trump is angry..

[malaise]

2. You ain't see anything yet

No one responsible fo all these deaths wins

[yardwork]

3. The debate was so close to the diagnosis, it's hard to tell what drove the change.

Personally, I think Trump's debate performance was a huge turnoff to a lot of his supporters, people who hadn't been paying a lot of attention and suddenly saw Trump for who he is.

[Kid Berwyn]

4. The Cult discovers the truth.

He is mortal.

[Wounded Bear]

15. That's not the cult. It's what's left of the "undecided"...nt

[beachbumbob]

5. never a good idea to prove positive to people you are a freaking moron

[captain queeg]

6. Hold on to your hats. The deranged dictator will be outdoing himself in the coming days

He’s a one trick pony, anytime his BS hurts him he just double, triples down. He is literally incapable of changing. Keep digging fuck stick.

You know not long ago you didn’t see people throwing the F-word around on DU, but now it’s pretty common. Congrats Donny dumb shit, you continue to sink lower and drag everyone with you.

[tinrobot]

7. You reap what you sow. He handled the covid crisis with zero compassion.

He's not earned any compassion in return.

It is what it is.

[moose65]

8. He is reaping the whirlwind now

He has not shown an ounce of compassion, empathy, or sympathy for anyone over the last 4 years. Now that he is sick, why should he expect people to show HIM any of those qualities?

In Trump World, being compassionate is weak. The people are just treating him the way he treats others. The Golden (Shower) Rule

[calimary]

28. Hopefully we will piss away this pissant next month.

[pandr32]

9. Instead of projecting strength a defiant DT projects recklessness

...selfishness, and stupidity.
Many Republicans are beginning to realize DT does not care for them or anyone but himself.

[dalton99a]

10. Most people know a moron when they see one.

Normal people

[ProfessorGAC]

11. Doesn't Seem Causative

Merely correlated.
The debate did damage to PINO.
The uptick in COVID did damage.
Biden's advertising covering his health & tax plans started running in a big way and likely resonated.
Protests have become decreasingly contentious & violent, so the "law & order" thing isn't gaining traction.
Then PINO got COVID, a bunch of people near it did too, so it's a factor.
It appears it's one of five components that all occurred pretty close to the same time.
Lastly, the 46-41 was suspiciously narrow at the time. The aggregates weren't that close, but an outlier poll narrowed it more than it should have been.
I find it hard to believe it ever narrowed to a 5 point margin, with 13% undecided.
So, the lead has widened, but by less than described and 5 factors all came into play in one polling interval.

[GusBob]

14. Good points all but I think its COVID, then debate

Rhetorically speaking: If he cannot protect himself and the WH, how can he protect the rest of the country?

(yes even though he has done a shitty job of protecting the country)

some noise is being made about bandwagonning ( folks want to cheer for the winning team) I dont know the facts on that

[ProfessorGAC]

23. I See Your Point

But, I think most who think that way are like us. We weren't voting for him anyway. We already knew his cavalier approach was killing people.
But, madman on TV was on every news channel & newspaper. Remember that, even using their own phony ratings numbers, only around 15% of voters listen to rwnj radio. Most people still get their news from TV and papers. Stand back & stand by is a scary message for the law & order guy to send. That was all over the news. There was little positive press for PINO after the debate.
Also, recall that the COVID diagnosis is when help for Americans broke bad.
And, most Americans don't agree with rushing through a scotus nominee. But, they're doing it anyway, at the expense of the american people.
I think the biggest effect of his COVID diagnosis was the steroid induced manic episode we've been seeing since Saturday.
He got free TV, and his odds of winning went down!
Not only no sympathy bump, but an increasing deficit.
I get that COVID has people jittery. We all know why, too. It's pretty darned bad.
But, I think that's at least #5 on the why question.

[kimbutgar]

12. The right wing lunatics that work at a major airline with my husband are still on the MF45 train

And said his appearance on the White House portico show how strong and brave he is and he deserves a second term because of this strong leadership. My husband said he had to leave immediately because he wanted to burst out laughing hysterically!

[GusBob]

16. A strong brave man who wears more make-up than their wives?

Ive never understood this

[kimbutgar]

18. Me neither I have never seen MF45's appeal.

I’m thinking they see themselves liking the meanness and stupidity And can relate to him.

[lagomorph777]

17. Remind me to avoid flying.

[kimbutgar]

20. Luckily they aren't airplane mechanics!

[patphil]

19. That resurrection stunt he pulled;

returning to the White House after being buried in the Walter Reed Hospital for 3 days, and then symbolically pulling off his mask (burial shroud) didn't have the result Trump expected.
He looked like a pathetic old man pulling a publicity stunt to get sympathy and jump start his dying campaign.

He looked weak standing there in full Mussolini pose, with thumbs up and fist pump gestures.
It was quite sad.

[LAS14]

22. That's what happens when you base everything on showmanship. No show. No sympathy. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

24. So they care about him about as much as he cares about them. No surprise there.

They're all the same personality of greed, anger, dominance, hatred, narcissism. Low lifes at heart who only care about what they're gonna get.

[SWBTATTReg]

25. He's a pathetic fool. Period. NT

[Vinca]

26. If you had a voodoo doll store, you'd be getting rich.

[Xipe Totec]

27. GOP is the party that punches down. nt

[riversedge]

29. Hope all have good memories and are outraged--at least through Nov 3!