All 50 state governors perform better than Trump in response to Covid-19 crisis, poll indicates
A sweeping survey of more than 22,000 voters in all 50 states found that most say their governor is doing a better job than President Trump in handling the coronavirus outbreak.
The poll, conducted by researchers at Harvard, Northeastern University and Rutgers, found voters are more likely to have high levels of trust in their state and local governments than in the White House or Congress.
Overall, 44 percent approve of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, while 40 percent disapprove.
But on a state-by-state basis, respondents said they approve of the job their governors are doing to respond to the outbreak more than they approve of the job Trump is doing in every state and the District of Columbia.
The broadest gaps between a governor’s approval ratings and Trump’s were in two liberal states where Republican governors have won high marks. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan each have approval ratings of 80 percent, while just 38 percent of people in those states approve of Trump’s response. [Continue reading…]