However, Mississippi’s approval of Trump’s handling the pandemic remains relatively stable at 46% in April and 45% by August. The 50-state survey was a joint effort of Northwestern, Harvard, Rutgers, Rutgers, and Northeastern universities. The ninth wave of the project’s latest survey was conducted between Aug. 7 and 26. This online survey was completed by 21,196 respondents from all 50 states and District of Columbia. Mississippi’s results have a margin of error of +/- 7. The margin of error for Mississippi’s results is +/- 7. The average approval of governors fell 3 points from the previous month and dropped from 63% in April to 48% by August. Trump’s approval in the same period dropped from 42% to 34%. However, he has seen a rise from his lowest approval of 32% late July. Reeves and other Republican governors have lost on average 12 points among Republicans surveyed, while Reeves has dropped 19 points among Democrats. On average, Democratic governors have lost 8 points among Democrats and 16 points among Republicans. Reeves was criticized in Mississippi for not being as strict with shutting downs and mandating mask wearing and for moving too slowly. Reeves has been criticized for not wearing a mask at large public gatherings, even though he encouraged or mandated others to do so. READ MORE: Governor. Tate Reeves extends the statewide mask mandate. Reeves stated in a written statement that he has done everything to “balance freedom and responsibility” in Mississippi’s response to the pandemic. Reeves stated that the state was open to business. “And coronavirus cases in the United States are falling.” Today, our hospitals have the capacity that they need. Why? We have limited and targeted interventions that people can work within.