re: #170 Targetpractice
Two points: It’s the “rally round the flag” effect in action and he’s in the early weeks of a national crisis and he’s barely budged above his previous ceiling of 43-44%. For comparison’s sack, Carter went from 39% to 53% in the weeks immediately after the Hostage Crisis began.
There’s also a not insignificant amount of cognitive dissonance going on, especially among GOPers who think Fauci is trustworthy, but Trump is too. That can’t be true, because Trump consistently contradicts whatever Fauci says. Even when Fauci tries to slow roll things to stay relevant, Trump contradicts almost immediately.
So there’s that.