The Morning Consult released polling on the popularity of America’s governors, and while Chris Christie ranked dead last for the second year in a row, his fellow Republicans were also among the most popular. Christie has since been replaced by a Democrat, which was an inevitability.
According to a Fox News report summarizing the results,
The top 10 most popular governors in America are Republican and 12 GOP governors running for re-election in 2018 enjoy positive approval rankings.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, is leading the poll as the most popular governor in the U.S. with 69 percent of surveyed people approving his job, while only 16 percent say he is a lousy governor.
The rest of the top 10 most popular governors based on their approval rankings were: Phil Scott, R-Vt., 63 percent; Matt Mead, R-Wyo., 63 percent; Brian Sandoval, R-Nev., 61 percent; Gary Herbert, R-Utah, 60 percent; Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., 59 percent; Greg Abbott, R-Texas, 59 percent; and Dennis Daugaard, R-S.D., 59 percent.
The poll shows 12 Republicans who are up for re-election this year also enjoy significant support in their respective states – potentially thwarting any grand Democrats’ plans to capitalize on the energized voting base due to the Trump administration.
By the way, their poll last year also found that the top 10 most popular governors were Republicans. Perhaps one might be tempted to attribute this to the simple fact that most governors are Republicans, but this is a recent phenomenon. As of 2018, Republicans control 33 governorships to Democrats’ 16, but Republicans were in the minority when Obama took office.
A better explanation would be that Republicans are winning more elections because their relative popularity is increasing.
It’s not all too hard to see why, either, given how much better run red states are than blue states. According to one study:
- In blue states, there is an average of $22,214 in unfunded debt. In red states, that taxpayer burden is only $1,473.
- The five best states, along with their “surplus” per taxpayer are: Alaska, +$38,200, North Dakota, +$24,000, Wyoming, +$20,500, Utah, +$4,600, Nebraska, +$2,600.
- The five worst states, along with their debt per taxpayer are: New Jersey, -$67,200, Illinois, -$50,400, Connecticut, -$49,500 Kentucky, -$39,000 Massachusetts, -$32,900.
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