The governor’s numbers are now not that far off from President Donald Trump’s approval rating.
“Some Republican governors of states that reopened early — and that have faced surges in COVID-19 — continue to see declining approval ratings, fairly closely mirroring President Trump’s pandemic-related approval in those states,” the researchers wrote in releasing the poll results. “Examples include Governor Abbott of Texas, whose management of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to suffer declining support in late July and is now approaching that of President Trump (38% for Abbott, compared to 32% for Trump).”
A Quinnipiac University poll released last week showed Abbott with a 48% approval rating.
Abbott moved to begin reopening Texas businesses before Memorial Day in May. He reversed course in June, closing bars and reducing restaurant capacity to 50%. Then in early July, he issued a statewide mask order. He has strongly rejected calls for another statewide shutdown, saying it would put more people out of work.
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