Polls: Ryan beats Biden in popularity

[a kennedy]

Paul Ryan has had a higher favorability rating than Vice President Biden in every major nonpartisan national poll since the Wisconsin lawmaker was picked for the GOP vice presidential slot.

In these polls, Ryan averaged a likability factor 7.5 percentage points higher than Biden, and he even bested President Obama’s favorability rating four out of six times.


The Wisconsin lawmaker gave a fiery, well-received speech to the GOP faithful — and a national television audience — at the Republican convention in Tampa, Fla. But, even before that moment in the spotlight, polls showed a positive reaction to his joining Mitt Romney on the ticket.
In CNN’s most recent poll, 49 percent of likely voters had a favorable opinion of Ryan while just 38 percent had an unfavorable view of him. Meanwhile, Biden earned favorable reviews from 46 percent of likely voters and unfavorable reviews from 47 percent. That means Ryan’s overall favorable rating was 12 points higher.

Among independents, the gap was stunning, as Ryan’s favorability rating stood 33 points higher than Biden’s. Lest you think that’s an outlier, a Fox News survey showed a 30-point gap between Ryan and Biden with independents.

The gap is even more notable considering that Ryan’s standing actually improved dramatically since the days when he was first selected as Romney’s running mate, reversing a common pattern of a vice-presidential nominee getting less popular as voters dig deeper into his or her record.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/christian-heinze/248891

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. What is wrong with people???

I'd a lot rather have a beer with Joe.

[Donald Drunksfeld]

2. The more Lyin Ryan exposes his marathon runs

the more he'll sinlk into the hole he belongs in.

[HockeyMom]

3. Creepy Ryan. Creepy Santorum

Two very creepy good, "catholic" boys. Unfortnately, in my day I never met any like Biden.

[demosincebirth]

10. Catholic has nothing to do with it. Check his eyes when he's talking. Something about people eyes

when they are lying.

[smorkingapple]

4. Not surprising

People don't know him well enough yet. He's young and looks new to the scene. At one time Sarah Palin had a good likability ratings too.

[indepat]

5. Those responding must like Ryan's plan to gut social security and Medicare to pay for his

$5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy. So much for that.

[Journeyman]

6. The author, Christian Heinze, is new to "The Hill." Prior to this gig he wrote the blog "GOP12". . .

Wow. Who'd expect such glowing words about Ryan from such an impartial source.

[progressivebydesign]

12. thank you. The mantra on DU should be "consider the source" and "research the source."

The Hill has not exactly been a non partisan site at all.

[Scuba]

8. This shows the power of the right-wing owned media. Anybody who really knows anything ....

... about these two guys would have Joe miles ahead of Lyin' Ryan.

[Kurovski]

9. The Puke press has shit on Biden for years. Hell, so have I for some of his votes in the past.

Maybe folks want a beer with Ryan? Blue-eyed liars with hot bods get laid in bars ALL the time.

[WI_DEM]

11. totally bogus because people don't know Ryan enough--VP's always have this problem