Americans are rapidly losing faith in President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, according to national polls released over the past week.
What’s more, some of that drop-off is occurring among groups that Mr. Trump will need to retain as he looks ahead to a difficult re-election battle in the fall.
Older voters broke for Mr. Trump in 2016, and they are seen as crucial to a potential victory for him in November. But their approval of his job performance has been middling throughout his presidency — and with the oldest Americans now particularly endangered by the virus, they may be watching his response to the pandemic closely. CONT.
Giovanni Russonello, New York Times