Oregon Democrat Gov. Kate Brown remains the least popular governor in the country, according to a new poll released Thursday by Morning Consult.
About 54% of Oregonians disapproved of Brown’s job performance while only 41% approved of her performance, according to the poll.
In contrast, California governor Gavin Newsom received a 57% approval rating while 52% approved of the job performance of Washington governor Jay Inslee.
The 11 most popular governors are all Republicans, according to the poll. The three most popular governors are Republicans leading blue states: Charlie Baker of Massachusetts with a 74% approval rating, Phil Scott of Vermont with a 72% approval rating and Larry Hogan of Maryland with a 71% approval rating.
The survey was conducted between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2022 among at least 601 registered voters in each state. The poll had a margin of error ranging from plus or minus 1 to 5 percentage points depending on the state.
The findings mirror similar responses to a previous Morning Consult poll from November that also found Brown to be the least popular governor in the nation with just 43% of Oregonians approving of her performance.
A March 2021 poll conducted by Portland polling firm DHM Research also found that Brown’s approval rating had tanked after a year in which she led the state through a pandemic, ensuing recession, racial justice protests, violent far right and anarchist demonstrations and historic wildfires.
The March 2021 poll found 37% of participants had a positive view of the governor while 57% had a negative view of her. That was a stark contrast from the early days of the pandemic where DHM Research reported Brown’s approval rating reaching an all-time high of 54%.
It’s an open question how much Brown’s high disapproval rating could hurt the chances of the Democratic nominee for governor.
Nearly three dozen candidates are vying to become the Democratic or Republican nominee for Oregon governor in the May primary, along with one unaffiliated candidate who has raised more than $8 million in her quest for the seat. Former Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek and state Treasurer Tobias Read are the leading Democratic candidates heading into the May 17 primary.
— Jamie Goldberg
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And, Dems—that ain’t misinformation.
57% Approval for newsome? WHO THE HELL Did they poll.? INSANE asylum members?
You forget that in california even illegal invaders can get a driver license and all benefits including voting is provided, Guess who gave them this privilege? I will leave it at.
Who do you think?
They polled the usual brain-dead in San Francisco and the LA/Hollywood elite, as well as the manure for brained zombies on California University campuses. And even among those usually loyal Party members his numbers are dropping.
They’ve only themselves to blame. We had a recall. We had the opportunity to end his feckless and irresponsible climb for power.
But the brain-dead voted him back in, along with the continuous helping hand from the media and social media muting the message from the Republican/Conservative candidate that I voted for, Larry Elder.
DimDems have only themselves to blame for the dystopian mess they have made to what was once one of the Greatest States, and one of the strongest individual World Economies.
They have turned us from the State with Streets of Gold where you could follow your dream, to the State with Streets of Dung where you are told to not even bother dreaming.
Let alone think.
They’ll do all the thinking for you.
Democrat party supporters operate strictly on emotion, with very little rational thought and who simply do not understand reality or basic economics. Democrats are willing to destroy themselves and everyone around them before they will agree to compromise their failed policies and destructive fabricated lies and beliefs.
Democrats see everything as subjective, how they feel things should be, their whole world is subjective. Not Objective.
To Democrats, Gender, Truth, Facts, Reality and History are all irrelevant, If the Democrats do not WANT to believe them or they disagree with them. Democrats will just make up their own, Gender, Truth, Facts, Reality and History to fit what they WANT to believe or fits into the Con or Deception that they are running at the time.
Not surprising to see our boy Tom Wolf in the bottom five! 46 percent approve, 46 percent disapprove.
More at https://morningconsult.com/2022/04/28/governor-approval-ratings-2022-election/
It must be hard to determine the least popular governor with so many in the running. NM, however, is used to being at the bottom of every list so I’m surprised our loser Dem governor didn’t win this contest. She is very much disliked, but she will win again in Nov.
I was shocked they beat out Ca, Wa and NY For that list.