Cuomo and Handling of NYC Coronavirus Ground Zero
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We ran the numbers: There are 1159 news articles covering this topic. 40% (458) are left leaning, 35% (410) center, 25% (291) right leaning.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s favorability rating has strongly increased due to his response to the coronavirus pandemic in the state. Left-leaning articles highlight Cuomo’s growing fan base, while right-leaning articles highlight Trump's mockery of Biden, saying Cuomo would make a 'better candidate'.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that Cuomo has found himself with a national audience, as he gives daily briefings during the coronavirus crisis in New York. Many of his fans are starting to promote the idea of “Cuomo for President,” although Cuomo has effectively endorsed former Biden, with whom he is close.
Newsweek published a centrist article reporting that according to a new poll by the Sienna College Research Institute, Cuomo’s favorability rating surged in the past month, from a 44 percent to a 71 percent favorability rating in March. The poll also found that 87 percent of New Yorkers approve the way Cuomo is addressing the pandemic.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights Trump's mockery of Biden, saying Cuomo would make a 'better candidate'. Trump also referred to Biden as “Sleepy Joe,” and stated that Biden wouldn’t know what was going on if he was president.