WSJ/NBC Poll: Trump Approval Unchanged in Coronavirus Outbreak

[mystery-ak]

Joel B. Pollak 15 Mar 2020

A new poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC News finds that approval of President Donald Trump remains unchanged since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, though only 48% have confidence in him to manage it.

The Journal reported Sunday morning:

    The survey of 900 registered voters found little sign that a crisis with potential to define the 2020 election has altered the political standing of President Trump. Some 51% disapprove of how he is handling the virus outbreak, while 45% approve. That is nearly identical to his overall job-approval rating, which is essentially unchanged from last month and from much of his tenure as president.

    Republicans and Democrats hold nearly inverse views on his emergency response, with 81% of GOP voters saying he has done well and 84% of Democrats saying the opposite. Among independents, 43% approve and 52% disapprove.

    …

    Fewer people in the survey said they had confidence in Mr. Trump to handle the crisis than they did in various levels of government. Less than half—48%—said they had a fair amount or great deal of confidence in the president. By comparison, 62% had confidence in the federal government, 72% in local government and 75% in their state government.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/15/wsj-nbc-poll-trump-approval-unchanged-in-coronavirus-outbreak/

[Cyber Liberty]

Shocking news, this.  I'm sure there were questions like, "Does Trump's proven incompetence affect your perception of his handling of this world-ending crisis?"

[Formerly Once-Ler]

I don't know why the President is crowing about his 45% approval.

[Cyber Liberty]

I don't know why the President is crowing about his 45% approval.

I wouldn't.  But then, I once worked for a CEO who was so proud he got a write-up in Money magazine he emailed the link to all 100K employees.  So proud, in fact, he failed to notice they gave him a C-minus and was likely to run his father's company into the ground.  The article was dead-on accurate, too.  Remember Motorola? 

Something about massive egos make that sort of thing inevitable, I suppose.

[Mesaclone]

I don't know why the President is crowing about his 45% approval.

Because nearly all these polls have a Lefty bias...but even so...the poll shows approval holding steady. Which means the relentless Lefty/MSM campaign to politicize this virus against him has found no traction. And that is very good news indeed.