A Poll That Will Send Shock Waves Thru the White House [View all]

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Although Trump received an early approval bounce in the polls — mostly due to the “rally effect” that occurs in the early stages of a national crisis — that bounce is fading quickly.

Here are some striking new numbers from the Navigator tracking poll:

Trump’s approval rate for handling the coronavirus down 12 points in the last week, from +10 (52% to 42%) to -2 (47% to 49%).

A majority of Americans — 51% — say Trump isn’t doing enough right now, up 10 points (from 41%) since last week.

Americans increasingly see Trump as dishonest about the pandemic: 12-point swing in honesty since early last week, from +1 (45% to 44%) to -11 (42% to 54%).

61% of Americans — including a third of Republicans — describe Trump’s response to coronavirus as “unprepared.”

But here’s the finding that should send shock waves through the White House: 40% of those who voted for Trump in 2016 now say he didn’t take coronavirus seriously enough early on, up a whopping 17 points in the last week.

https://politicalwire.com/2020/04/04/this-poll-will-send-shock-waves-thru-the-white-house/