There's a simple reason Trump isn't getting a sympathy bounce

The New York Times reports there is no sign of a "sympathy bounce" for Trump since his positive COVID-19 diagnosis and subsequent hospitalization at Walter Reed.The Trump campaign is hoping the nation will rally around the ailing president as he battles the coronavirus. But the first polls conducted since the president's announcement of his diagnosis early Friday did not seem to show a sympathy bounce. In support of this conclusion the Times cites the Ipsos/Reuters poll released October 4th, which includes polling conducted after Trump's COVID-19 positive status was divulged, noting that "The poll found that nearly two-thirds of Americans, including half of Republicans, think Mr. Trump could...