Coronavirus’ double bind on older workers could squeeze Trump

… In a new national CNN poll released Tuesday morning, only 42% of seniors from all races approved of either the President’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak or his overall job performance. On both counts, that was his lowest rating among any group except adults 34 and younger — traditionally the cohort most resistant to Trump.

That erosion could intensify if more older Americans conclude that Trump and other Republicans, in effect, see more deaths among seniors as acceptable collateral damage for restarting the economy — as some GOP leaders, such as Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick, have explicitly argued. CONT.

Ronald Brownstein, CNN

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