The Washington State Labor Council’s The Stand passes along findings from the New York Times’ analysis of polls measuring voters’ approval ratings of their respective state’s governors. No. 1 on the list was Maine’s Gov. Paul LePage who removed a mural dedicated to state workers because he thought it looked too “Communist.” Some 56 percent of Maine’s voters disapproved of his job performance.
No. 3 on the list was Wisconsin’s Gov. Scott Walker, whose attack on his public employees’ collective bargaining rights sparked worldwide outrage – and upcoming recall elections for several of his supporters in the state Senate. He came in with a disapproval rating of 54 percent.
So that’s who was No. 1 and No. 3 on the least popular governor’s list.
You might ask who was No. 2 on the list, sandwiched between the 1950s Red-baiting governor of Maine and Gov. Walker of Wisconsin. Well, it’s our governor, Gov. Chris Gregoire, according to the New York Times’ analysis. She comes in with a disapproval rating of 55 percent and a job approval rating of 38 percent.
Again, we place no value judgment on this item in the news. Our governor is not running for re-election – and she is apparently one of so far only two elected officials voluntarily taking a 3 percent pay cut.
You can see more on this story at The Stand: http://www.thestand.org/2011/07/gregoire-among-least-popular-governors-in-u-s/
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