Former Gov. Rick Snyder (file photo)
Gov. Rick Sndyer
The political stench of the Flint water scandal isn't likely to vanish for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.
Snyder ties for fourth-lowest job rating among the nation’s 50 governors, according to a just-released national survey, reports Cameron Easley of the Morning Consult, which conducted the survey. His story appears in the Ballenger Report.
Easley writes:
Snyder is one of only 10 governors whose ratings are “under water,” meaning they are more unfavorable than favorable — 37% of Michiganders approve of the job Snyder is doing, but 50% disapprove, with some 13% undecided, refusing to answer or claiming they don’t know.
Still, that’s an improvement for the Republican governor. For most of the past two years, Snyder has had ratings as low as the 33% approve/61% disapprove he experienced in the spring of last year.
Elsewhere, Republican governors are doing well. The top 10 most popular are all Republicans, led by Charlie Baker of Massachusetts and Larry Hogan, who preside over strongly Democratic states. On the other hand, the most unpopular governor in the entire country is Republican Chris Christie of New Jersey, who lags in at 18% approve/77% disapprove, with the rest U/RtA/DK.
