Day 10 of @NavigatorSurvey tracking poll: At least one aspect of Trump& #39;s bubble has been punctured. 40% of Trump voters say he didn& #39;t take coronavirus seriously enough in the early days -- a figure that has been rising in recent days.
62% of Americans, including majorities across racial lines and even a majority of white non-college voters, say his downplaying of the threat early on raises "serious concerns" about his handling of the crisis.
"Unprepared" remains the word that voters most commonly associate with Trump& #39;s response (61% say so). Also, his ratings on "honesty" around coronavirus have taken a hit (42% say honest, 53% say not honest today -- was 45%/44% on our first tracker).
All of this means that when asked to choose what about Trump& #39;s response bothers them most, voters continue to cite the early missteps as the root of the crisis more than what he& #39;s doing now.
And what of the vaunted Trump bump? Our latest poll has Trump& #39;s overall approval at 45% approve/52% disapprove. That& #39;s just 2 points over the average of our 5 pre-corona polls from Oct & #39;19 to Feb & #39;20. Not much of a bump when you see what& #39;s happening w/ Governors & world leaders.
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