WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than two in three Americans (68%) say they have "a great deal" or a "fair amount" of confidence in their state's governor to make the right economic recommendations -- a higher level of confidence than they have for federal leaders, including President Donald Trump (47%) as well as Republican (47%) and Democratic leaders (46%) in Congress.These data -- from Gallup's annual Economy and Finance survey, conducted April 1-14 -- come as U.S.
markets struggle to rebound amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and as the number of people applying for unemployment insurance has skyrocketed.
President Trump has sparred with numerous governors across the country and the political spectrum over their policies surrounding the response to