Scott Powers
A new poll finds a majority of Floridians are dissatisfied with President Donald Trump‘s efforts to deal with both the health and economic problems of the coronavirus outbreak.
The poll, which Change Research conducted for the Democratic National Committee in Florida and five other swing states, finds consistent majorities agreeing with negative views of Trump’s handling of the crisis, and more generally about the unemployment rate in Florida and the national economy.
The Florida numbers are similar to what the Democratic Party found in aggregate across the battleground states of Florida, Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in a survey of 1,823 likely voters taken last Tuesday and Wednesday. The Democrats say the poll’s aggregate totals have a margin of error of 2.3%, and larger margins for individual states.
The poll is likely to help define how Democrats seek to go after Trump and Republicans in this year’s election.
“Battleground voters are increasingly looking for new leadership as Donald Trump continues to demonstrate he does not know how to address, and does not even comprehend, the severity of the health, economic, and moral crises facing the country,” Change Research stated in a summary of the poll’s findings.
Change Research described the overall approval rating it found for Trump, 45%, as “dismal,” though that rate is consistent with the approval ratings the President has received throughout his tenure.
According to the DNC, Floridians hold an 84% negative view of the Sunshine State’s unemployment rate, and a 65% negative view of the national economy. They also hold a 77% negative view of the state’s health care and prescription drug costs.
Change Research reports that 56% of Floridians believe Trump failed to listen to experts and did not take the threat of the COVID-19 outbreak seriously.
It also finds 58% of Floridians believe that Trump made mistakes handling the pandemic that are making the economic pain worse, and 56% believe he pushed states to reopen their economies too quickly.
Floridians assessed Trump’s efforts to ensure economic relief goes to the most as poor or not so good, by 59%; ensuring small businesses “in my community” have the assistance they need as poor or not so good by 56%; and ensuring families have the support they need to get through the economic downturn as poor or not so good by 57%.
2 comments
SANDRA OLIVA
June 8, 2020 at 1:22 pm
OBVIOUSLY, Americans must GET HIM OUT OUT OUT.
Will psychiatrists NOW please step up to urge involuntary psych help, as our president obviously is in dire need and Deserves it?
They have enmasse already wrote urging Help. NOW THEIR ORGANIZATION and others must stand up for the same help. NOW, before November!
Once he is determined to be the crucial”A DANGER TO OTHERS” (thousands dying because Trump was in denial of the pandemic far too long to get ahead of it)and other health matters critically ignored (there is Still very little tracking of virus cases to change the curve to downward!)
Once diagnosed as above, the Amendment 25, Article 4 can be invoked for his removal.
Yes, it is true that the US Senate (loaded with whining Republicans) will have to vote. But with their polling numbers dropping everywhere, they might consider voting fairly this time!
Not to say this is easy, but it seems to be the only way right now.
jon
June 9, 2020 at 5:33 am
God Bless DJT for dong a fantastic job as president. It is so awesome that he is now leading the way on another economic recovery in spite of the DemoRATS and the manufactured covid 19 and fake Floyd event!
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