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Paul Ryan Has a Lower Approval Rating Than Donald Trump
Jennifer Calfas
Apr 17, 2017
President Donald Trump is not the most unpopular Republican in Washington, D.C. House Speaker Paul Ryan has the president beat in that category.
According to a new Pew Research study, 29% of Americans approve of Ryan's performance, while 39% approve of Trumps performance a rating that has fluctuated since Trump took office, but has remained at historically low levels for a new president.
Ryans ratings are also a drop compared with those for House speakers before him. Rated at a similar time during his tenure, former House Speaker John Boehner had a 36% approval rating. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, then-House speaker, had a 35% approval rating, and former House speaker Newt Gingrich scored 43%...........................
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a new Pew Research study, 29% of Americans approve of Ryan's performance, (Original Post)
riversedge
Apr 2017
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elleng
(131,106 posts)1. Too bad his Wisconsin constituents appear to like him.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)3. 86% white. White homogenous districts LOVE their elected officials
No matter what the rest of the country thinks of that rep.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)2. Wonder if Ryan is still smirking? This idiot is a total failure.
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)4. Ryan is a bad speaker of the House