One of the most reliable Republican voting blocs in the country is seniors—but newly released polling shows that Donald Trump’s botched coronavirus response may cause that support to crumble under his feet.
These stunning new polls show that just between March and April, Trump’s approval rating among seniors dropped a whopping 14 points, and notably, the percentage of seniors who say they are “very favorable” to Trump has dropped to just 20%, the lowest of his presidency.1
This shift could not be more important. In 2016, voters over age 50 represented more than half of the electorate, and the majority of these voters voted for Trump.2 If he loses a significant portion of that support, it will be the death knell for his campaign
