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Patrick support plummets, poll finds
Governor Deval Patrick, fresh off signing a major tax increase and still battling through a historic budget crisis, has seen a huge drop in his standing among Massachusetts voters and faces a tough road to a second term, according to a new Boston Globe poll....and his dog bit a lady the other day. The survey, taken 16 months before the election, shows that the public has lost faith in Patrick's Patrick's favorability rating has dropped sharply over the past seven months, with just 36 percent of respondents holding a favorable opinion of him, and 52 percent viewing him unfavorably. As recently as December, 64 percent of voters viewed him favorably. I think it's the water... The governor's job-approval rating, sampled after Patrick scored several major legislative victories but also approved $1 billion in new taxes, is even worse, with just 35 percent of respondents approving and 56 per cent disapproving of his performance. Just as ominously, 61 percent said the state is on the wrong track, compared with 31 percent who said it was headed in the right direction, down from 44 percent in December - numbers reminiscent of voters' mood before Patrick captured the corner office from Republicans in 2006. Even the state Legislature, traditionally held in low esteem by the public, won higher marks when voters were asked whom they trust more to manage the state budget crisis and faltering economy. Forty percent said they put more faith in state lawmakers to handle fiscal issues, compared with 23 percent for Patrick. Geez, Deval. They rate those clowns higher then you? That's, like, pathetic. "These numbers indicate that Patrick is in a very difficult position regarding his reelection,'' said Andrew E. Smith, director of the survey center. "Voters do not think he is up to the task of dealing with the state's fiscal problems, and he has lost his mantle as a reformer.'' The poll, conducted among 545 respondents statewide from July 15 to 21, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points. Don't worry, Deval. I'm sure your buddy Barry's trying to find you a nice 6 figure no heavy lifting job in his administration when you get smoked in 2010. If not before then... Posted by: Fred 2009-07-27 |
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