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Whitmer's popularity dips in new poll, but most say she is doing a good job
(Detroit Free Press) LANSING – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer remains a popular leader, but her support has slipped over the last several months in what a pollster believes is a reflection of public frustration over the coronavirus pandemic, nearing its one-year anniversary in Michigan.
In a new poll from EPIC-MRA of Lansing, 52% gave Whitmer a positive job approval rating and 47% gave her a negative rating. Also, 49% said they had a favorable opinion of Whitmer, while 44% said they had an unfavorable opinion of her. Another 7% were undecided or refused to say.
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Whitmer is most popular in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, where 59% said they had a favorable impression of her and 35% said they had an unfavorable one. She is least popular in northern Michigan, where 73% say they have an unfavorable impression and 27% a favorable one.
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Among Black voters, 84% of those surveyed had a favorable impression of Whitmer. White voters were pretty evenly split, with 46% having a favorable impression of the governor and 47% an unfavorable one. .............(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/03/02/whitmer-job-approval-favorability-polling-coronavirus/6866890002/