[Farm93]

I had not been a fan of Newsom through his rise (didn’t dislike him, but he just seemed like a generic politician rising the ranks in a blue state). But crises demand different skill sets, and Newsom has been decisive, an asset, and he has not turned things into a pissing match.  Newsom has the biggest disparity between his pre-pandemic approval and his coronavirus approval.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mos...-outbreak/

Note most governors are getting higher marks than the President, even in red states.  And a number of governors have about 80% approval in handling the pandemic, including Charlie Barker, the Republican governor of Massachusetts (who was already pretty popular).

BC

It is easier for most to approve any governor's handling of the situation when one can clearly see the Federal alternative.  Newsom, Cuomo, DeWine and others all hold press conferences that are informative and inspiring at least when they are compared to the White House's daily 2+ hour event.

The NY State thing on school closure date confusion is problematic.   My guess is that Cuomo assured NJ and CT that they would announce policies together while NYC wants to call it now since it is rather obvious what needs to happen.  Unless there is a massive program for testing & tracing the Feds are hiding from the governors, it is virtually impossible for NYC schools to open up prior to mid-June.

This is just a matter of coordinating across the tri-state region AND allowing POTUS45 a chance to outline just how exactly he plans to start back up in May before declaring that those efforts will not be enough.  The NY-State vs NY-City vs CT vs NJ thing is a bit tricky, especially when trying to affirm the dear leader's excellence to secure needed resources, but they are likely to get on the same page once they see the late April details on the federal plan for testing and tracing. 

Newsom is "lucky" because he can make decisions without really needing to coordinate with neighboring states.

And I feel lucky I live in CA.   CA is quickly moving down to 30th on the state list for per capita COVID-19 mortality even though the state could easily be #3 or #4 without the leadership of local and state officials.

[Farm93]

I had not been a fan of Newsom through his rise (didn’t dislike him, but he just seemed like a generic politician rising the ranks in a blue state). But crises demand different skill sets, and Newsom has been decisive, an asset, and he has not turned things into a pissing match.  Newsom has the biggest disparity between his pre-pandemic approval and his coronavirus approval.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mos...-outbreak/

Note most governors are getting higher marks than the President, even in red states.  And a number of governors have about 80% approval in handling the pandemic, including Charlie Barker, the Republican governor of Massachusetts (who was already pretty popular).

BC

It is easier for most to approve any governor's handling of the situation when one can clearly see the Federal alternative.  Newsom, Cuomo, DeWine and others all hold press conferences that are informative and inspiring at least when they are compared to the White House's daily 2+ hour event.

The NY State thing on school closure date confusion is problematic.   My guess is that Cuomo assured NJ and CT that they would announce policies together while NYC wants to call it now since it is rather obvious what needs to happen.  Unless there is a massive program for testing & tracing the Feds are hiding from the governors, it is virtually impossible for NYC schools to open up prior to mid-June.

This is just a matter of coordinating across the tri-state region AND allowing POTUS45 a chance to outline just how exactly he plans to start back up in May before declaring that those efforts will not be enough.  The NY-State vs NY-City vs CT vs NJ thing is a bit tricky, especially when trying to affirm the dear leader's excellence to secure needed resources, but they are likely to get on the same page once they see the late April details on the federal plan for testing and tracing. 

Newsom is "lucky" because he can make decisions without really needing to coordinate with neighboring states.

And I feel lucky I live in CA.   CA is quickly moving down to 30th on the state list for per capita COVID-19 mortality even though the state could easily be #3 or #4 without the leadership of local and state officials.