{"id":29162,"date":"2020-04-01T13:40:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T18:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/?p=29162"},"modified":"2020-04-01T13:40:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T18:40:37","slug":"rally-round-the-flag-it-depends-on-the-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/2020\/04\/rally-round-the-flag-it-depends-on-the-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Rally \u2019round the flag? It depends on the flag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nationally, Donald Trump\u2019s approval rating has improved<\/a> by a few points since mid-March. This could be due to a so-called \u201cRally \u2019round the flag effect,<\/a>\u201d in which, traditionally, a wartime president receives an upswell of support during times of national crisis. The archetypal example is George W. Bush after 9\/11. His approval rating rose nearly 40 points, basically overnight.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s approval rating improved not at all in the latest Marquette Law Poll<\/a>. In late February we found 48% of registered voters approved of his job and 48% disapproved. This month, we find 48% approve and 49% disapprove\u2013not even close to a meaningful change. Given the dramatic results found elsewhere in the poll<\/a> this could seem surprising. Are Wisconsinites so polarized that nothing can change their minds about politicians?<\/p>\n

Not necessarily. The graph below shows the share of respondents who approved of Donald Trump\u2019s job as President and Tony Evers\u2019 job as governor in late February compared to the end of March.<\/p>\n