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RandySF

(59,230 posts)
Sat Jan 28, 2023, 08:41 PM Jan 2023

Virginians like Youngkin more than his policies, poll finds

RICHMOND — Half of Virginia voters say Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) is doing a good job, but they take a dimmer view of the Republican’s legislative agenda and apparent presidential ambitions, according to a new poll from the Wason Center at Christopher Newport University.

The survey, conducted this month as the political newcomer crossed the one-year mark in office, found that 50 percent of registered voters approve of his performance and 36 percent disapprove.

Their views on his policy goals are mixed. Voters strongly support at least part of Youngkin’s plan for transgender K-12 students, for example, but they are deeply opposed to his efforts to tighten restrictions on abortion, loosen environmental regulations and cut corporate income taxes.

“It’s an interesting bit of a paradox,” Rebecca Bromley-Trujillo, the Wason Center’s research director, said in an interview. “I would say the governor is a likable guy in the sense that people seem to like his broader personality and style. And they also may not be particularly attuned to his specific policy positions.”



https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/27/virginians-like-youngkin-more-than-his-policies-poll-finds/

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Virginians like Youngkin more than his policies, poll finds (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2023 OP
this just shows that a lot of voters drray23 Jan 2023 #1
Ok.. that's stupid imo.. Dumbkin IS Cha Jan 2023 #2

drray23

(7,637 posts)
1. this just shows that a lot of voters
Sat Jan 28, 2023, 09:26 PM
Jan 2023

are too stupid to make the connection between policies and people you vote for. They will keep voting against their own interests.

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