Trump Campaign Bets on Approval Rating Boost at Mercy of Virus

[left-of-center2012]

President Donald Trump’s daily coronavirus briefings are delivering the highest approval ratings of his presidency, but that bump is at risk of fading before the November election — especially as deaths mount and scrutiny of the government response intensifies.

Trump’s average job approval rating hit an all-time high on Wednesday at 47.7%, according to RealClearPolitics. That’s a 3.6-point jump from 10 days ago and surpasses the previous record set in his first week in office.

But as the pandemic progresses along with the economic fallout that accompanies it, Trump is facing the greatest crisis of his presidency just seven months before the general election.

The White House has positioned Trump as a “wartime” president fighting an invisible enemy he said was introduced by China. He was made visible daily at the podium in lieu of the rallies that have sustained him politically.

President Jimmy Carter saw a 16-week spike in the early days of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, and President George H.W. Bush’s lasted 41 weeks during and after the 1991 Gulf War. Both went on to lose re-election over economic issues.​

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-03/trump-campaign-bets-on-approval-rating-boost-at-mercy-of-virus?srnd=politics-vp

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Wouldn't surprise me if this scumbag deliberately let this virus loose on us, to juice up his ...

ratings. He deliberately ignored the CV coming in from China so he would get a bump. Murderer.

It wouldn't surprise me one bit.

[underpants]

2. Uh....this is a horrible bump

He is driving people away with these daily storms. He just couldn't stay away from the lights. Thought he could swoop in and save the day.

[uppityperson]

3. They are wrong, it's daily televised maga rallies

[The Magistrate]

4. Whatever One Calls Them, Ma'am

They are a repellent spectacle, and help us while harming the cheap thug, who shows to all what a sick, sad creature it is.

[uppityperson]

6. I agree

[lpbk2713]

5. By the time it's run it's course everyone will know someone has fought Covid-19.

And they will know Trump was responsible. The Trump brand won't be worth shit.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. He's Underwater On Rasmussen

Yes, you read that right. Poll just released show him negative net approval on Rasmussen.
Not sure this strategy is going to work well.
He was above water for <10 days.

[The Magistrate]

8. That, Sir, Is News

There was a reason his handlers always kept press exposure to a minimum....

[ProfessorGAC]

9. There Was Thread In GD

Looked but can't locate it now. Sorry about that.

[The Magistrate]

11. Your Word, Sir, Is Good Enough For Me

And it is a pleasant development.

[LiberalFighter]

10. He won't benefit.