NBC First Read: “As President Trump’s numbers have declined in recent weeks, our NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that some of that erosion has come from inside his own party — among the non-Trump wing of the GOP.”
“In short, Trump doesn’t have a base problem. Rather, he has a Republican problem.”
“According to the poll, 53 percent of all Republican voters say they consider themselves more supporters of Trump than the party, while 39 percent say they’re more supporters of the party than Trump.”
“And among this non-Trump wing of the GOP, just 54 percent approve of his handling of the coronavirus (versus 92 percent of Trump supporters); 46 percent approve of his handling of race relations (versus 91 percent); and only 32 percent say they prefer a congressional candidate who focuses more on reopening businesses than controlling the virus (versus 69 percent).”