Poll: Public Sours On Trump's COVID Handling

It's a little over six months until the election -- a political eternity -- so polls at this point are snapshots in time. That said, the public has soured on demagogue and incompetent narcissist Donald "COVID Donnie" Trump on his handling of the pandemic, and overwhelmingly wants to be safe rather than rush a "reopening" of the economy.  In the latest NPR/ PBS Newshour/ Marist poll, 65% believe having people go back to work without further testing is a bad idea. The numbers are even higher for sending kids back to school and opening restaurants for in-house dining being bad ideas.

By a margin of 55% to 44%, voters disapprove of Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. They also rate the handling of the pandemic by their Governor at 64% approval, versus 32% for Trump. Similarly, they approve of their Governor's handling of the economy by a margin of 54% to 39%.

Finally, as to who they'd prefer handling the coronavirus pandemic, former VP Joe Biden tops Trump 55% to 40%. They'd also prefer Biden handling the economy by 51% to 44%.

BONUS: Trump's cult isn't likely to abandon him no matter the extreme hardships he brings to them. It's Jonestown-level fanaticism.