Trump has a coronavirus polling bounce. How meaningful is it?
Posted on AllSides April 1st, 2020
From The Left
WASHINGTON — Amid the gravest challenge of his presidency, public opinion polls have delivered some good political news for President Donald Trump: a small uptick in his approval rating, in some cases to the highest levels of his tenure.
The bump, around 2 to 5 percentage points depending on the poll, has cheered Trump supporters who argue that it shows the public responding to his leadership, and confounded critics who see an erratic president veering between strategies after weeks downplaying the threat.
Polling experts say even a small upward movement...
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