Poll shows Democrat control freak governors the least popular
Republican voters across the country trust their governors more than their representatives in Washington, D.C., in stark contrast with Democrats who have lost faith in their governors and look to Congress for results, according to a poll released Tuesday.
According to the poll conducted by the Trafalgar Group/Convention of States Action, 63 percent of Republicans trust Republican governors and state legislators to "[defend] the rights and [promote] the issues [they] care about." Only 22 percent have that same trust in Republicans in Congress. The situation is almost the exact opposite for Democrats: 64 percent of them trust President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats, but only 14 percent trust Democratic governors and legislators.
The poll also found that 52 percent of independents who have voted in a primary trust Republicans either at the state or federal level, and 41 percent trust Democrats.
The poll comes during a rocky period for Democratic governors across the country. New York's Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday after a report documented 11 women's allegations of sexual harassment against him. And California's Gavin Newsom faces a September recall election with low poll numbers, apathy from Democratic voters, and a strong challenge from Republican contender Larry Elder. Both men govern solid-blue states but have seen their popularity decrease throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Media efforts to vilify Republican governor Ron DeSantis of Florida for his COVID-19 policies, meanwhile, appear to have been ineffective, with polls consistently ranking DeSantis one of the most popular governors in the country.
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I think the distrust of Republicans in Congress relates to their tendency to work with Democrats to pass legislation that is unpopular with Republicans. They seem to think that if they can get a few items they like in there they can sell a lousy deal to constituents. For example, Sen. Cornyn's support of an infrastructure deal that is part of a bigger Democrat spending spree and power grab is going to hurt him politically in Texas. The deal was load with what should have been deal killers such as the plan to tax people by the mile they drive. That is going to be a big deal to Texans while not so much to small states and to places that depend on public transportation. It is going to be especially painful for rural Americans.
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