I disagree slightly with this take.

He should have done it earlier (May 2019) if he was going to do it tho. https://twitter.com/ryangirdusky/status/1253663002630467584

Not to mention: rally around the flag is a thing.

This slide in polling is likely as bad as it is ever going to be for Lega. Once the virus is somewhat in the rear view, he’ll bounce back I’d imagine.