Latest Breaking News

riversedge

(70,187 posts) Tue Jan 22, 2019, 07:47 PM Jan 2019

Poll shows 25 percent view McConnell favorably, lowest among leaders in survey

Source: the hill

By Max Greenwood - 01/22/19 06:05 PM EST

Only a quarter of U.S. voters view Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) favorably, the lowest of any other congressional leader included in the Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill on Tuesday.

The survey showed McConnell’s favorability underwater at just 25 percent, with 44 percent having an unfavorable view.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) fared little better, coming in at 30 percent and 35 percent, respectively. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was not included in the survey.

The approval rating for all three leaders are below President Trump’s favorability, according to the Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey, which stands at 41 percent, while Vice President Pence comes in at 42 percent.

Mark Penn, the co-director of the Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll, said that McConnell’s dwindling favorability, as well as that of other congressional leaders, suggests that the government shutdown is taking a political toll on lawmakers............................................

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/podcasts/426466-poll-shows-25-percent-view-mcconnells-favorably-lowest-among-congressional

His favor-ability should be in the stinking swap IMHO

Link to tweet

10 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Poll shows 25 percent view McConnell favorably, lowest among leaders in survey (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2019 OP

Oh, He Owes Bad People A Lot... fascisthunter Jan 2019 #1

but what do the people of Kentucky think of him scarytomcat Jan 2019 #2

That's the thing PSPS Jan 2019 #3

It Depends on What is Kentucky's Water fascisthunter Jan 2019 #5

Something like 98% of all political races are won by who spends the most in TV advertising. PSPS Jan 2019 #10

He'll be 78 in 2020 TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #4

I'm not sure. With him, I don't think it's about the "work", it's about the power. Besides, LoisB Jan 2019 #6

This poll shows him very underwater in Kentucky. Scruffy1 Jan 2019 #7

thanks Scruffy scarytomcat Jan 2019 #8

"Mark Penn, the co-director of the Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll" BumRushDaShow Jan 2019 #9

fascisthunter

(29,381 posts)

1. Oh, He Owes Bad People A Lot...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 07:54 PM

Jan 2019

... I have no doubts now that he is in over his head hoping the Dems win this battle. I have no mercy for him... he put himself into this position due to Libertarian/nazi ideology. He made a deal with the devil, and he would rather go down this way; a traitor.

scarytomcat

(1,706 posts)

2. but what do the people of Kentucky think of him

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 07:55 PM

Jan 2019

we need to make him lose the next election

PSPS

(13,591 posts)

3. That's the thing

Reply to scarytomcat (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:03 PM

Jan 2019

National polls are silly meaningless click bait in Senate races.

fascisthunter

(29,381 posts)

5. It Depends on What is Kentucky's Water

Reply to PSPS (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:11 PM

Jan 2019

Seriously... how do you unravel years of propaganda insulated for years until now? You go in there and prove aliens don't exist.

PSPS

(13,591 posts)

10. Something like 98% of all political races are won by who spends the most in TV advertising.

Reply to fascisthunter (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 09:54 PM

Jan 2019

With all the NRA/russian money mcconnell gets, it would be hard to beat him.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,174 posts)

4. He'll be 78 in 2020

Reply to scarytomcat (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:11 PM

Jan 2019

I would be shocked if he ran for reelection. He doesn't impress me as a "work til you drop" type like McCain.

LoisB

(7,202 posts)

6. I'm not sure. With him, I don't think it's about the "work", it's about the power. Besides,

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:19 PM

Jan 2019

how often and how hard does he actually work?

Scruffy1

(3,255 posts)

7. This poll shows him very underwater in Kentucky.

Reply to scarytomcat (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:25 PM

Jan 2019

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/347362-poll-mcconnells-approval-in-kentucky-at-18-percent.
I think there are reasons he doesn't care. One is I don't think he will run again. Even the Turtle probably realizes the wheels are falling off and that he's painted himself into a corner by being a Trump rubber stamp. Historically, being a party leader in the Senate usually hurts a poltiicians home state appeal as they have to spend less time and effort on state voters. Even if he does run he will have a huge war chest that he can use to throw mud by the barrel, which has been his favorite tactic according to my friends in Kentucky. Lastly, there is a good chance that the elections in Kentucky are fraudulent. Bevins is very unpopular with about 56% disapproving him, no poll before the election showed him with a lead, and yet he won. So I'm supposed to believe that he got suddenly popular for one night only? The mainly use elctronic voting. The only other alternative is that the mud throwing machine was effective in suppressing Democratic votes, which is how negative campaigns work. Or it could be both. Last I checked there are more registered Democrats in Kentucky than Repblicans and I'm hoping for a gain in this state, but I really think there should be some looking into their voting security.