BTRTN: Trump Rides High...Until He Doesn't
Born To Run The Numbers provides its summary of a month in which Donald Trump appeared to have the wind at his back... until, every bit as suddenly, his mojo was stopped dead in its tracks:
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2020/03/btrtn-trump-rides-highuntil-he-doesnt.html
Excerpts: "There were four major stories in February, a month in which Trump played third fiddle in the news for a change, to the Democratic presidential campaign nominating process as it moved into the primary and caucus season, and to the coronavirus epidemic as it spread from China around the world, including to the U.S., with no end in sight...
"At the beginning of the month of February – can it possibly have been just a month ago? – the Senate acquitted Trump on two articles of impeachment. The vote was along party lines with the lone exception of a vote to convict by GOP Senator Romney on the first article. Trump proceeded on a highly visible 'revenge' tour, removing various witnesses in the House impeachment proceedings from their positions and meddling in Department of Justice affairs in cases involving his cronies.
"Trump’s reaction to the virus throughout February was to play it down, even as the cases mounted and the disease appeared in the U.S. Trump himself is, of course, no student of history, and/or his team of yes-men did not engage him properly in his response...
"Even with the Senate impeachment acquittal and the so-called (and short-lived) Trump 'winning streak,' Trump’s approval rating inched up only a point to 44% on average for the month. This is the 26th consecutive month that his approval rating was in the 40-45% range. Keep in mind that there were no measures after the stock market tumble in the wake of the coronavirus, so we will keep an eye on this in March..."