A brand new Monmouth College Ballot discovered that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has only a 17% approval score, and he’s roughly in the identical place that Kevin McCarthy was in as Speaker.
The results from Monmouth University:
The brand new Speaker of the Home, Mike Johnson, begins off his tenure in about the identical place as the person he changed. Johnson’s preliminary job score is a damaging 17% approve and 31% disapprove amongst all American adults, however a optimistic 37% approve and 5% disapprove amongst his fellow Republicans. Final July, then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy had an general job score of 23% approve and 39% disapprove and a Republican score of 44%-18%.
These numbers are much like the place McCarthy stood when he began his quick time within the speaker’s chair (19% approve and 35% disapprove general and 41%-11% amongst Republicans in January 2023). Additionally, Johnson’s – and McCarthy’s – scores are largely much like the place Paul Ryan stood practically two years into his speakership (23% approve and 43% disapprove general and 47%-21% amongst Republicans in July 2017).
If Home Republicans thought they might change their failing political fortunes by giving Kevin McCarthy the boot, they had been mistaken. Republican audio system of the Home will not be very fashionable on the whole. Johnson, together with his extremist agenda and determination to pursue a fact-free impeachment of President Joe Biden, may hit some very low numbers when it comes to approval.
The scary factor for Republicans is that Johnson’s numbers are already this low, and Biden impeachment actually hasn’t gotten going. The federal government may additionally shut down subsequent month.
America has rejected MAGA Mike, and it seems like issues may get rather a lot worse for Johnson and the GOP.
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Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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