Paul Ryan’s Favorability Rating Takes A Tumble Following Health Care Debacle
- 7 years ago
On Tuesday, Gallup released a poll regarding House Speaker Paul Ryan’s favorability rating, and the results are not good.
On Tuesday, Gallup released a poll regarding House Speaker Paul Ryan’s favorability rating, and the results are not good. The survey was conducted from April 5 to April 9 among 1,019 U.S. adults.
Since November and in the wake of the failed attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare, Ryan’s rating fell 9 points, landing at 39%.
The number of those viewing him in an unfavorable light increased 12 points.
Democrats played a large role in the steep decline, with only 14% of party respondents expressing a positive view of the speaker. In the previous poll, 39% of that group held a higher opinion.
Fewer Independents gave Ryan good marks as well, resulting in a drop from 44% favorability to 39%. Republicans stayed steady at 66%.
Notably, Ryan is not the only house leader to turn out low numbers.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi ended up with a favorable rating of 34% and received 48% in the unfavorable category.
On Tuesday, Gallup released a poll regarding House Speaker Paul Ryan’s favorability rating, and the results are not good. The survey was conducted from April 5 to April 9 among 1,019 U.S. adults.
Since November and in the wake of the failed attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare, Ryan’s rating fell 9 points, landing at 39%.
The number of those viewing him in an unfavorable light increased 12 points.
Democrats played a large role in the steep decline, with only 14% of party respondents expressing a positive view of the speaker. In the previous poll, 39% of that group held a higher opinion.
Fewer Independents gave Ryan good marks as well, resulting in a drop from 44% favorability to 39%. Republicans stayed steady at 66%.
Notably, Ryan is not the only house leader to turn out low numbers.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi ended up with a favorable rating of 34% and received 48% in the unfavorable category.