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octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 10:46 PM Apr 2013

NC voters oppose many GOP proposals

McCrory's approval rating is a +13 spread this month with 49% of voters approving and 36% disapproving of his performance. His numbers have been very consistent over the last 3 months- +14 in February, +14 in March, and now +13. Compared to his predecessor that's good news for McCrory- from February to April of her first year in office Bev Perdue went from +11 to +1 before dropping into negative territory in May and never recovering.

The Republicans as a whole are getting poor marks for their leadership over state government though- 38% of voters approve of the job they're doing to 52% who disapprove. That's largely a function of the legislature. Republicans legislators have a 34/53 favorability rating, and the General Assembly as a whole has just a 20% approval with 56% of voters disapproving of it.

A whole bevy of bills introduced by Republican legislators recently are proving to be quite unpopular:
-Only 6% of voters support allowing legislators to start receiving gifts from lobbyists again, while 88% are opposed. There's pretty strong bipartisan agreement that that's a bad idea with independents (4/93), Democrats (5/87), and Republicans (8/86) all firmly against it.
-Only 25% of voters support a proposal to forbid parents from claiming college students registered to vote away from home as dependents on their state taxes, compared to 57% who are opposed. This is another one where the Republican legislators supporting the measure are out of touch with actual Republican voters- only 26% support it with 56% opposed, not that different from the numbers among Democrats which are 22% supportive and 61% opposed.
-Just 33% of voters support cutting the early voting period by a week, while 59% are opposed. Republicans do narrowly support this idea (51/42), but Democrats (22/70) and independents (28/62) are heavily opposed to it.
-Only 22% of voters support eliminating the state's renewable energy standards, while 39% are against that idea. Republican voters (29/25) only narrowly support eliminating the standard while Democrats (13/47) and independents (28/41) are pretty firmly against it.


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http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/04/nc-voters-oppose-many-gop-proposals.html
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octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
2. I can't figure that out either. Looks like people are blaming the legislature for these bad
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 11:09 PM
Apr 2013

policies and not him. He's just as responsible. He's signed off on some of these horrible bills that have made it through the House and Senate.

barbtries

(28,703 posts)
3. people aren't paying atteniton
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 11:12 PM
Apr 2013

too soon after the election. just wait til all this crap starts really hurting people. i just hope more people have wised up by 2014
it's our only hope.

Tunkamerica

(4,444 posts)
6. If you watch the news here he hasn't done shit that's being talked about
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 06:34 AM
Apr 2013

except coming out against the people who left those old folks stranded early in the year when they went bankrupt. That's the only story I remember hearing where he came out one way or another. He's an empty suit.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)
8. I know ! That one surprised me too.
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 01:41 PM
Apr 2013

Maybe most people think of it like declaring a state flower or bird without realizing the deeper implications.

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