And at this point in time Trump's approval rating of his handling of this crisis is over 50% and if that holds up, he will probably win.
I think border control and jobs could be the biggest issue behind the virus itself. Will a "we welcome all comers into American and guarantee free health care" be a popular platform for the Democrats or a detriment? Will "no more drilling for gas and oil, no more fracking" be a popular platform with millions out of work or will Trump's "buy American" be the winning platform?
I know what my answer will be.
Originally Posted by HedonistForever
Trump's approval rate for the handling of the virus is in the low to mid 50s.
His overall approval rate is at 43.2% according to FiveThirtyEight. It was 44.6% 2 weeks ago. And RealClearPolitics has Trump at 44.3%. It was 46.3% 2 weeks ago.
Rasmussen, Trump's favorite poll, had Trump at +5 favorable in late February. Now -6.
There has been a minor uptick in Trump's approval overall rating in the last 2-3 days and it will be interesting to see if that continues. But over the past 2 week overall, his approval ratings have dropped significantly.
Assuming for the moment Biden is the Demoratic candidate, at no time has he proposed "open borders". Certainly he has proposed less strict immigration policies than Trump, something I totally support Biden on. Biden also does not support free health care for all. He does support keeping Obamacare and making it better. Trump has proposed nothing on healthcare.
As far as jobs, any cut back in jobs would be ill-received by those it impacts. Trump is possibly the worst POTUS in history when it comes to protecting the environment.
Sorry, but I don't believe in "buy American". I want to buy products as inexpensively as possible. Or at least in the ballpark price-wise. Otherwise you are just subsidizing American companies.