From Ted McLaughlin at jobsanger:
The general consensus on cable TV was that the Coronavirus pandemic was going to hurt Joe Biden campaign for the presidency. That was because he’s is not getting much TV coverage, while Donald Trump is able to put himself on TV every day with Coronavirus briefings.
But it’s not working out that way. Biden finds himself leading in all the polls. The RealClearPolitics average of all recent polls has Biden ahead by 5.3 points (47.6% to 42.3%).
It turns out that Trump’s briefings are not helping him with the voters. In fact, it’s doing the opposite. His boasting, blaming, lying, and refusal to grieve for the dead is not playing well with the voters. He is making it clear to most voters that he is lacking even basic leadership skills — skills that are necessary in a crisis like this pandemic.
And it’s not just Trump who’s getting hurt.