McDonnell approval ratings over 60%
By JR Hoeft | Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 | PolicyRasmussen Reports just released a poll about Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his overall approval in Virginia.
According to the poll, McDonnell receives high marks overall, from independents, and those who favor a repeal of the healthcare bill.
Some key data points:
- Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Virginia voters continue to approve of the job new Governor Bob McDonnell is doing, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. That includes 29% who Strongly Approve.
- Eighty percent (80%) of GOP voters and 68% of voters not affiliated with either major party approve of McDonnell’s performance. Fifty-four percent (54%) of Democrats disapprove.
- Seventy-one percent (71%) of those who Strongly Favor [repealing the healthcare bill] approve of McDonnell’s handling of the governor’s job, compared to just 31% of those who are Strongly Opposed to repeal.
Of note, 41% of African Americans also approve of McDonnell’s handling of the job – this, in spite of African-Americans only voting for McDonnell at less than 30%.
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15 Responses to "McDonnell approval ratings over 60%"
Yes, cutting jobs and taxes is apparently popular in Virginia, but of course, as roofs leak, as bridges are abandoned, as college tuition rises, as universities lose capable faculty due to cuts and harrassment, as roads must be closed because they can’t be maintained, as local human service agencies can no longer serve those in need, as service in the courts recede, as police and fireman are laid off, as infrastructure decays and more corporate prospects ask what is wrong with your roads, more and more citizens will question whether a few bucks less in state taxes is actually worth it. But by then, Bob will be on his way to national politics, leaving decay, deterioration, and unfunded depreciation in his wake.
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That’s a mighty pretty picture you paint there, Mike. I’m glad you have faith in the common Virginian to use individual perseverance, personal responsibilty, creative ingenuity, and joyful generosity to address these concerns.
Mike, so like Gov. Kaine didn’t leave us with a huge fiscal sucking wound for Gov. McDonnell to treat? Your like a proverbial Chicken Little spouting how fiscal (“The Sky is Falling”) Armageddon is upon us and that scaling back government spending instead of victimizing Virginia citizens with more taxes is a “harbinger of doom”.
When “Goosy Loosey” asked how “Chicken Little” knew the “sky was falling” the answer was “”I saw it with my own eyes, and heard it with my own ears, and part of it fell on my head!” Well, as the story goes, “Foxy Loxy” (Progressives and their minions) led “Chicken Little” and panicked friends to their end because of their constant denial of common sense and their emotional interpretation of the facts. Maybe a part of the sky “fell on your head” and you are always running to find and convince the “King” of impending doom?
In Mike’s world, nothing gets done without government money, including his own office complex.
The results coincide well with an internal poll from a few months back that had McDonnell at 63%. It’s clear he’s doing quite well thus far.
It’s also extremely heartening that he’s getting 41% approval from black voters – even after the Confederate History Month flap a few months back.
I am curious how these results break down by region and how he’s doing in NoVA, particularly Fairfax County. We really need to do something on transportation. Traffic is already horrendous and the VDOT funding cuts are going to kill us over the next few years if we don’t take care of them.
I think Gov. Bob McDonnell is doing a fine job.
Keep up the good work downsizing big Goverment!
We could stand to cut a Lot more..
Go Virginia!
Yes, creating govt jobs and raising taxes is apparently popular in Venezuela, and was a real hit in the Soviet Union. But of course, as roofs leak, as bridges are abandoned, as college tuition rises, as universities lose capable faculty due to cuts and harrassment, as roads must be closed because they can’t be maintained, as local human service agencies can no longer serve those in need, as service in the courts recede, as police and fireman are laid off, as infrastructure decays and more bedraggles persecuted citizens ask what is wrong with your roads, more and more will question whether a few bucks more in taxes is actually going to something other than porn watching govt workers. But by then, Mike will be on his way to Costa Rica leaving decay, deterioration, and unfunded depreciation in his wake.
Well of course I knew the attacks on my post would come, but it was interesting to see that no one contadicted the facts in my post. Now, as Brian well knows, cutting taxes is very popular, so I guess the consensus herein is that conditions that would not be tolerated in third world countries are just fine in Virginia. Not for me.
Mike, if you think Virginia is like a third world country, you haven’t visited any lately.
I don’t think it’s surprising that McDonnell has a high approval rating, so far he’s just tried to play the hand he was dealt as far as the state budget.
It will be more interesting to see how Virginians rate him when his own proposals, like the plan to privatize the ABC stores or to put a big toll on I-95 at the N.C. border move through the system.
Dear Mike
It wasn’t an attack- it was a necessary clarification of your diatribe. You offered nothing specific to contradict. I and others have never quibbled with the few posts of yours which have tried to make a reasonable and arguable point. These regurgitations of Media Matters talking points that you regularly indulge in are a disservice to the site.
[...] Bob McDonnell today announced a town hall tour around Virginia. Coming on the heels of a stellar report on his approval ratings, the Governor will continue his outreach to Virginians across the state. [...]
FYI Let’s see … Commonwealth goes from 1.8 billion deficit in January to approximately $220 million surplus (without raising taxes). Virginia state employees will receive 3% bonus in December, First pay INCREASE since 2007; local school districts gain additional $18 million in state funding; Virginia Water Quality Fund (help clean up Chesapeake Bay) set for additional contribution. Jobs? 71,500 jobs have been added since February (third highest amount in the nation). Virginia’s unemployment rate of 7.1% is third lowest ease of the Mississippi and 13th lowest nationally. 110 economic development deals have been closed in Virginia since Inauguration Day which will produce 7,154 jobs and $1 billion in capital investment. Virginia landed the corporate headquarters of Fortune 100 company Northrop Grumman on the 101st day of the McDonnell Administration. His initiative “Choose the Commonwealth” is part of his ongoing effort to promote Virginia products both locally and abroad. And some folks are complaining? Seems to me Gov. McDonnell is doing pretty good so far.
The nation is head over heels in debt. My advice would be to tighten your belt … roll up your sleeves and see what you can do to help. This gemme … gemme … I want … have you got … huh? mentality has got to stop.
Mike Barrett, you are a smart guy but you just fail to see the governor without your blue glasses on. We have had some unnacceptably miserable governors in the past from both parties. Bob has risen above party failures of the past and done a remarkably fine job in such a short time without blaming prior administrations ala Kaine, Warner, Gilmore, etc. Bob is a self made citizen leader of the people well grounded with sound principled business sense integrated with whay I consider vital experience requirements leading to the office of the governor. He garnered his experience through working smart in prior roles and he was Not given a pass because of party affiliation or doling out funds to candidate friends as in the disgraceful Va-2 campaign. Bob earned the respect first and is now proving himself more competent at managing a budget crisis better than most, dare I say damn near all, governors. Period. If you take the time to read the book that will inevitably be written about this fine man you might be able to appreciate what he continues to deliver to Virginia.
Do this excercise for yourself. Put a picture of every past gov on the wall sans the R or D. Below each pic, pin a copy of the unbiased resume’s of each. Pull up all the unbiased good bad and ugly you can find along with timelines, keyword unbiased, and pin that under the resume. See how they all stack up. Then do the same for Bob. What do you see.
The only reason I would not support him in a future run for governor would be because he runs for Potus.
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