Your Daily Roundup for March 17th

Good afternoon. Here are the latest news and updates that our team at Future Majority is tracking.

Confusion in Ohio as states hold primaries today amidst coronavirus.

Tuesday March 17th was a day meant for primaries in four states, but at the last minute voters will not have the opportunity to head to the polls in Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine called off the elections due to the risk of coronavirus spreading at crowded polling locations. A judge ruled against the closing but the Governor called off and postponed the elections by declaring a health emergency. Voters who already cast early ballots will have their votes counted at the primary’s later date.

Primaries in Arizona, Florida and Illinois will go on today as planned. We’ll have an analysis of what happens in tomorrow’s roundup. 

Trump’s job approval continues to slide as he confronts coronavirus.

A new NPR/PBS/Marist poll has half of Americans disapproving the job President Trump is doing:

• Approve: 43%
• Disapprove: 50%

Among women, his approval is 25 points under water:

• Approve: 32%
• Disapprove: 57%

And among women in small cities and suburbs, the story is the same:

• Approve: 32%
• Disapprove: 54%

The latest polls show Biden up big in Florida, and leading comfortably in other states.

And nationally, a new Morning Consult poll out today shows former Vice President Joe Biden up 21 points over Senator Bernie Sanders, 58% to 37%. Representative Tulsi Gabbard is polling at 3% nationally.

A Univision poll out yesterday has Biden up 38 points in Florida, 63% to Sander’s 25%. Gabbard comes in at 2%, well below the viability level she would need to nab any delegates.