Trump’s Approval Rating drops in various States with COVID-19 Cases

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US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has taken a considerable hit during the coronavirus epidemic. New research announced possible connections between the president’s plunge in support and a spike in the number of new cases nationwide. The latest data from Pew Research Centre says Trump’s approval dropped the fastest in 500 counties suffering from 28 deaths resulting from Covid-19 per 100,000 people. His support fell 17% among voters in June who previously said in March they approved of the president, just as the Covid-19 outbreak was declared a national emergency and global pandemic. The research from Pew Research Centre reported the dip in support transcended party lines and voting blocs with an almost-equal split among Democrats and Republicans.

Point to be noted that men and women, college graduates and non-graduates particularly in counties are facing a rise in coronavirus infections. The data shows Trump trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in key battleground states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. They all helped the president secure victory in 2016. He was losing critical support among voters aged 65 and over. He also appeared to be struggling in states like Arizona, North Carolina, and Florida, where a majority of senior voters said they disapproved of the president’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in the US. The vast majority of new cases 75 percent% were in states that went to Trump in 2016.

 President Trump has continued to downplay the pandemic, only acknowledging just last week that he may, in fact, wear a mask amid mounting criticism over his numerous appearances in public in which the president does not wear any face coverings. The US Vice President Mike Pence has started wearing a mask during public outings. He also attacked the media for fear-mongering over the virus in a recent Op-Ed published in the Wall Street Journal. Point to be noted that the outbreak appeared to be spreading from largely urban hotspots to more rural parts of the country. The nationwide hospitals have warned they may soon reach capacity and lack critical supplies. New York and other states similarly pointed out at the start of the epidemic.