Paul Ryan's national popularity sags

[TexasTowelie]

Like other House speakers before him, Paul Ryan is seeing his national image sag while he presides over an unpopular Congress struggling to get things done.

As the House returns this week from recess with a difficult to-do list, the Wisconsin Republican is suffering the worst polling numbers of his career.

His favorability ratings have gone from positive to negative for the first time in Gallup’s polling.

In a poll by Pew, his approval rating is 29%, his disapproval 54%.

In a survey by Quinnipiac, 28% of voters view him favorably, 52% unfavorably.

Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/blogs/wisconsin-voter/2017/04/22/paul-ryans-national-popularity-sags/100788972/

[gordianot]

1. If shown his picture I wonder how many Trump supporters would recognized his picture

...or for that matter anything about him. There is a profound streak of ignorance in this country.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. There are only two kinds of popularity re. Paul Ryan that I'm concerned about:

1) How many of his constituents will come out to vote for him in November, 2018,

2) How many republican congressional representatives will vote for him for Speaker after November, 2018.

[ginnyinWI]

3. We can only hope it carries over.

His constituency includes the county of Waukesha, Wi, one of the reddest counties in America (I live there). We usually end up with 2/3 of the vote going Repub. Turnout will be key. I'd be delighted if he got voted out!