Survey USA: Approval Ratings for All 50 Governors as of 05/10/05

NBC News ^ | May 10, 2005

[Dan from Michigan]

He's anti-gun(after originally running as pro) and raised taxes. I know there's much more as well. Dubs would know.

One of my friends is an Ohio native now in Michigan. He still follows things there. When the subject of Taft came up - "Don't even bring up that MF'er."

[soloNYer]

It looked like Granholm is at 37%..although she may be 57% in Canada.

[stockpixx]

I agree with KY... I am republican thru and thru.. All this man has done (who I gave money to)is raise taxes on smokers
and did nothng to correct our horrible taxes on businesses which go south like TN...
and has done nothing to solve problems with our health care costs which he promised to do.. We pay much higher health insurance premiums because some previous Demo gov instituded Hillary Care here........ I am discussed with our first Rep Governor in more thn 40 years

[stockpixx]

opps sorry disgusted

[decal]

Perry's a classic RINO - literally, he switched parties in the early '90s.

Senator Hutchison is mulling the possibility of running against him - no doubt with the idea of eventually running for President.

[traviskicks]

unbelievable that jeb doesn't have a higher rating. He's done so much for Fl.

[jsbankston]

Come on 19%!

Charles Manson polls better than 19% in Ohio.

[skr]

But look at Linda Lingle's 59%, the first Republican governor in 40 years in Hawaii, fairly conservative in an extremely liberal Democratic state.

[JohnnyZ]

It looked like Granholm is at 37%..although she may be 57% in Canada.

57 disapproval

[scrabblehack]

I'm surprised Bredesen is as low as 52%...he's a fairly moderate Dem...a popular expression here is "Bredesen Republican." I doubt he would switch parties though.

[Last Dakotan]

Nice to see our gov and next senator (after he beats an annoying Democrat) is number one.

[pickrell]

"...Come on 19%! Charles Manson polls better than 19% in Ohio..."

Newsflash... gangrene polls better than 19% in Ohio. Governor Taft is regarded as utterly useless by both sides of the isle. My money is on Ken Blackwell...

[Soul Seeker]

So only Taft and Blunt have a worse approval rating than my Fraudulent Governor? I understand Taft, but I have difficulty in seeing how Blunt is a percentage worse. My imposed Governor has been working hard to screw the state in a short period of time.

47 Washington Christine Gregoire Disapprove 34% Approve 58%

[lonestar]

Bob Taft won't be running for POTUS.

[farmfriend]

Hmmm, Arnold doesn't seem to be ranked very high on the list. Wonder why? (/sarcasm)

[Kuksool]

Gov Arnold recent praising of the Minutemen Project should surely boost his approvals, at least according the the "Close The Borders Now" club.

[Scotsman will be Free]

You got that one right. Looks like most of our fellow citizens don't think she's worth a crap, either.

[farmfriend]

He is all talk. People are starting to realize that.

[Criminal Number 18F]

The Il GOP can't rally around a good candidate to oust him.

There's an IL GOP? The home-grown senatorial candidate was a self-aggrandizing sleazeball (he'd have fit right in, if elected, though) and the state imported one who probably did even worse than wife-swapper-wannabee Ryan would have done if he'd stayed on board.

I mean, what is it with IL... is it something in the water? Even the Republicans are crooks.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

[Laz711]

The survey probably came from only Albq. and Santa Fe, they don't as people in "the sticks" what they think of our Gov.