TRUMP TESTING POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS COULD ACTUALLY HELP HIS CHANCES OF RE-ELECTION
It boosted both Bolsonaro and Boris Johnson’s approval numbers.
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Despite the media consensus that President Trump testing positive for coronavirus is a huge negative for his presidential campaign, data shows it could actually help him.
Leftists reacted to the news that Trump and the First Lady had contracted COVID-19 with a mixture of gloating and glee, suggesting it was payback for the president not taking the virus seriously enough while also partly derailing his re-election campaign.
However, if what happened after two other populist world leaders were infected with COVID repeats for a third time, it could actually boost Trump’s poll numbers.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a fierce opponent of lockdown policies, experienced a 5 percent jump in approval after he tested positive for coronavirus, while the number of people who viewed his government as “bad” or “terrible” also dropped by 10 per cent.
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