Quinn's Job Approval Rating Just 26 Percent
From the Chicago Tribune
Shortly after winning his first election as governor almost two years ago, Gov. Pat Quinn declared his razor-thin victory a "mandate" from voters, but a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows growing impatience with his stewardship of state government.
The Democratic governor's job approval rating stands at 26 percent. The survey found that dissatisfaction with Quinn extends across all age, income and ideological groups, the suburbs and especially Downstate. African-American and city voters narrowly approved of Quinn's job performance, but even then, support did not reach a majority.
The latest poll results could provide added impetus for other Democrats to consider challenging Quinn for governor in the 2014 primary, where filing begins in little more than a year. Only 4 in 10 respondents who say they are Democrats supported Quinn.
The governor's approval rating now ranks as his lowest level of support in Tribune polling, eclipsing the previous valley of 28 percent he received from voters in a September 2010 survey. Still, just weeks later, Quinn eked out a 31,834-vote victory over conservative Republican Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington.
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From the Chicago Tribune
Shortly after winning his first election as governor almost two years ago, Gov. Pat Quinn declared his razor-thin victory a "mandate" from voters, but a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows growing impatience with his stewardship of state government.
The Democratic governor's job approval rating stands at 26 percent. The survey found that dissatisfaction with Quinn extends across all age, income and ideological groups, the suburbs and especially Downstate. African-American and city voters narrowly approved of Quinn's job performance, but even then, support did not reach a majority.
The latest poll results could provide added impetus for other Democrats to consider challenging Quinn for governor in the 2014 primary, where filing begins in little more than a year. Only 4 in 10 respondents who say they are Democrats supported Quinn.
The governor's approval rating now ranks as his lowest level of support in Tribune polling, eclipsing the previous valley of 28 percent he received from voters in a September 2010 survey. Still, just weeks later, Quinn eked out a 31,834-vote victory over conservative Republican Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington.
Read more in our daily News Update...