The president’s poor ratings on coronavirus have much to do with his overexposure, squabbling with reporters and meandering performances at his news briefings—all of which was avoidable, and indeed was eventually avoided by stopping the briefings.
Quite often, Trump has blown the easy stuff, while his team has performed admirably dealing with the more nettlesome issues of governance.
Sounding sober and factual from the presidential podium at a time of crisis should be easy—any halfway accomplished conventional politician could do a pretty good job at it…
If he loses in November, it won’t because he pursued a big legislative reform that was a bridge too far politically. It won’t be because he adopted a creative and unorthodox policy mix that alienated his own side. It won’t even be because he was overwhelmed by events, challenging though they’ve been.
It will mostly be because he took his presidency and needlessly drove into the ground, 280 characters at a time.
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