According to a new CNN poll, only 36% of Americans trust what President Donald Trump says about the coronavirus pandemic. But his approval rating is the highest it’s ever been in this particular poll, 45%.
Also: 24% of Republicans don’t think enough is being done to prevent a second wave of coronavirus, but only 15% are afraid of a second wave and 14% of the death toll that would result.
The virus has had a disproportionate impact on the African American community, and the poll finds a majority of black adults say they know someone who has been diagnosed with coronavirus, 54% say so compared with 38% of white adults and 36% among Latino adults. African Americans are also far more apt to give the government negative marks for its efforts to prevent the spread of the virus, with 79% saying the federal government is doing a poor job stemming the spread, compared with 55% of Latinos and 50% of whites.
It frustrates me to see journos, three years in and months from the next election, still surprised and confused that Trump’s supporters know that he’s lying and love him all the more for it. It seems incomprehensible to most media folks why they like this. The term ‘media bubble’ is inadequate, because bubbles can be easily burst. Ours is a floating world, remote and impervious.
Consider the journalistic “despite”, a term you’ll see in headlines and ledes informing you that the writer’s understanding of reality is the exact opposite to what reality is. e.g. “Trump ratings rise despite racist remark”.