A whopping 65% of Americans agree that “If President Trump had taken coronavirus/COVID-19 more seriously, he probably would not have been infected with the coronavirus/COVID-19” https://t.co/UDBUJEerU2
This was his own damn fault. https://t.co/GFJZV2TQQN pic.twitter.com/wJ2eKHPRXu
— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@froomkin) October 4, 2020
Joe Biden leads by 10 points in the presidential race after President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. A majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriously https://t.co/j4Iltpvncj pic.twitter.com/3ESEQFHfW9
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 5, 2020
A little schadenfreude, to start the week — from the Washington Post, “Trump’s illness halts campaign just when it needs an October boost”:
… The past seven days have dealt the incumbent one setback after another — the extraordinary revelation in the New York Times that he had paid little to no federal income taxes in recent years; a belligerent debate performance that risked turning off many voters; the arrest of his recently demoted campaign manager in Florida; and finally the president’s hospitalization for covid-19 because of an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in a White House that has made a mockery of public health guidelines and offered contradictory accounts of Trump’s health.
All the while, Biden’s sizable financial advantage has allowed the Democrat to dominate the television airwaves, and some recent polls show his lead over Trump holding steady or even growing.
Despite the rosy prognostications of his physician over the weekend, Trump’s illness has effectively stalled his campaign with just four weeks until Election Day and with voters already casting early ballots in many states…
Trump aides acknowledge that the president’s illness has been unhelpful because it draws national attention to his administration’s handling of the pandemic. They also say that the president being hospitalized undercuts what he views as his main attribute over Biden: That he appears stronger and tougher….
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