Governors seize spotlight amid states’ coronavirus response
Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Across America, as families are stuck in their homes anxious and isolated by the new coronavirus, a new daily ritual is taking shape: tuning into the governor’s afternoon press briefing. Mike DeWine’s every word, sharing his latest orders among friends via text message and on social media and following along with a drinking game — “Wine with DeWine.” Signature T-shirts and tumblers are available online. As Americans look for guideposts in disorienting times, New York’s Andrew Cuomo, California’s Gavin Newsom and leaders of smaller states like Kentucky and Rhode Island, have become chief sources of factual information and leading decision-makers, not to mention public counselors and pop culture touchstones. More Americans approve of the way their state government is handling the coronavirus outbreak than approve of the federal government’s approach — 57% compared to 38%, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. “I think you’ll see a rise of governors at the top of everyone’s mind when we get to that point in four years, there’s no doubt about it.” Democratic Rhode Island Gov.
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