TOPLINEAs the U.S. grapples with a recession caused by coronavirus, approval of President Trump’s handling of the economy has remained steadily positive in the last few weeks despite approval of other aspects of his job performance being underwater, though there are signs that is changing. But a Marist poll released Wednesday had Trump’s approval on the economy up just 2 points, 50% to 48%, a drop from 6 points in March, and Biden edging him out on the economy in a head-to-head matchup by 6 points, 51% to 44%. “Joe Biden, on the other hand, previously oversaw the slowest economic recovery since World War II and would be the worst choice to get America’s economy roaring back to life.”What To Look ForAs the economy worsens, we may start to see an even steeper drop-off in Trump’s polling on the economy. The Congressional Budget Office forecasts a drop in GDP growth of as much as 40%, which would be unprecedented. A president’s polling numbers withstanding such a dramatic economic contraction would be even more unprecedented.

Source: Forbes April 29, 2020 16:11 UTC