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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-trump-job-
approval-hits-
new-high-as-voters-rally-during-crisis
Approval of President Trump’s job performance inches up to a
record high
in the latest Fox News Poll, as voters rally to both the White
House and
Congress in the fight against coronavirus.
Amid widespread concerns about the virus’s spread and personally
getting
infected, 49 percent approve of the job Trump is doing as
president.
That’s up from 48 percent two weeks ago and 47 percent in late
February.
Forty-nine percent of voters disapprove, marking only the third
time in
Fox News polling that fewer than half rate him negatively.
Eighty-nine percent of Republicans approve of Trump, which is
not far from
his record 91 percent in January. In addition, approval sits at
or near
his best among women, Democrats, whites, and white evangelical
Christians.
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Voters give Congress an even bigger ratings bump than the
president: 35
percent approve of the job lawmakers are doing, up four points
since March
and up nine since late February.
On responding to the pandemic, 51 percent approve of Trump. But
it’s Dr.
Anthony Fauci who gets the best ratings of those tested, as 80
percent
approve of him, while 62 percent approve of Dr. Deborah Birx and
52
percent Vice President Pence.
By a 21-point margin, voters are more likely to approve of how
their state
government (77 percent) is handling the pandemic than the federal
government (56 percent).
Trump’s rating on the pandemic is dampened by over half (55
percent)
thinking the government responded too slowly and nearly half (47
percent)
feeling he isn’t taking it seriously enough.
“The president’s bump in approval isn’t huge, and certainly not
on par
with the rally effect for George W. Bush after 9/11,” says
Republican
pollster Daron Shaw, who conducts the Fox News Poll with
Democrat Chris
Anderson. “But it could be consequential that he’s closing in on
50
percent, which is critical for his re-election chances.”
On specific aspects of dealing with the pandemic, Trump receives
his
highest score on empathizing with Americans (51 percent) and
lowest on
understanding the facts (45 percent). About half say he is
providing
strong leadership (48 percent) and making good policy decisions
(47
percent).
Concerns about the virus are high. Fully 94 percent worry about
the virus
spreading. Seventy-six percent are concerned about catching it,
up from
69 percent two weeks ago.
Large majorities are also concerned about their state running
out of
medical equipment to treat coronavirus patients (80 percent),
being able
to access health care services (77 percent), and getting a
coronavirus
test (75 percent).
Twenty-one percent know someone who has the virus, up from 12
percent two
weeks ago. In addition, most, 79 percent, fear they or someone
in their
family could die from it.
And while most expect the worst is still ahead (75 percent), a
majority of
57 percent says the country is moving in the right direction in
the fight
against the pandemic.
By a 40-point margin, Republicans are more likely than Democrats
to think
things are going in the right direction on dealing with the
pandemic. And
by an 18-point margin, Democrats are more likely than
Republicans to think
the worst is yet to come.
Overall, 8 in 10 favor a national stay-in-place order (80
percent) and
requiring some companies temporarily produce medical supplies (84
percent).
Views are more mixed on the $2 trillion coronavirus relief
package passed
in late March: 39 percent think it was too little, while 39
percent say
it was about right. Ten percent say too much. Over twice as many
Democrats
(56 percent) as Republicans (23 percent) think it was too small.
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Views on economy sink during pandemic
Almost all voters are concerned the pandemic will lead to a
recession (91
percent), most worry it will lead to economic hardship for their
family
(79 percent), and half of households (50 percent) have lost a
job or had
work hours reduced because of coronavirus.
That leads views on the economy to nose-dive. The number rating
the
economy positively is down 29 points since January. Now the
largest
share, 43 percent, say it is in poor shape, the highest level
since
October 2013.
These are the worst marks of Trump’s tenure, and the decline is
due
largely to Republicans: 41 percent rate the economy positively (excellent/good), down from 85 percent in January -- a 44-point
drop.
Among Democrats, the shift was 18 points (from 31 to 13 percent).
“With this economic implosion so directly linked to coronavirus,
the
degree to which voters blame Trump for economic conditions will
likely be
based on whether or not they decide he could have mitigated the
pandemic’s
impact by preparing the country as soon as he was first warned,”
says
Anderson.
Voters see things changing soon. Forty-four percent think the
economy
will get better over the next year, 35 percent see it getting
worse, and
16 percent expect no change. More than twice as many
Republicans (66
percent) as Democrats (27 percent) see things improving next
year.
In response to the pandemic, 88 percent report changing how they
lead
their life at least somewhat, including 56 percent who have
changed things
“a great deal.”
More say their interactions with others feel friendlier and more
compassionate (34 percent) these days than less friendly (21
percent).
Another one-third say not much difference (35 percent).
When asked to share any silver linings in the crisis, top
mentions include
a sense of community (13 percent), more family time (11
percent), the
nation being better prepared for future outbreaks (10 percent),
the nation
being stronger in the future (8 percent), and time for personal
reflection
(8 percent). One in five is unable to think of an upside (21
percent).
Conducted April 4-7, 2020 under the joint direction of Beacon
Research (D)
and Shaw & Company (R), this Fox News Poll includes interviews
with 1,107
randomly chosen registered voters nationwide who spoke with live
interviewers on both landlines and cellphones. The poll has a
margin of
sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points for all
registered
voters.
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