Both of those undercut Trump’s arguments about needing — and the American people wanting — a more aggressive approach to reopening the economy. While the average approval rating for governors is 71 percent, it goes as high as 86 percent for Ohio Gov. The reason those governors’ approval ratings are lower than those of their counterparts is because they have not been able to wrangle the kind of bipartisan support that other governors have. Aggressive reopening measures appear to have cost them, given that polls show the vast majority of Americans prefer a more continued, aggressive approach to mitigation and a less aggressive approach to reopening. “They want to get back to work,” Trump said Friday.

Source: Washington Post May 12, 2020 13:56 UTC