Poll: 33% of Kentucky voters approve of McConnell

[Eugene]

Source: The Hill

Poll: 33% of Kentucky voters approve of McConnell

BY TAL AXELROD - 02/21/19 02:55 PM EST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) approval rating is underwater in Kentucky ahead of his reelection race next year, according to a new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey released Thursday.

About 33 percent of registered Kentucky voters polled approve of the job McConnell is doing, while 56 percent disapprove and 11 percent are unsure. Additionally, 32 percent think McConnell “deserves to be reelected,” and 61 percent think it’s “time for someone new.”

The PPP poll was conducted on behalf of the Ditch Mitch Fund, an advocacy group that opposes McConnell. McConnell’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

Despite low approval ratings, McConnell holds a razor-thin lead against a generic Democratic opponent. About 45 percent of Kentucky voters say they would vote for the Senate leader and 42 percent say they would support a “Democratic opponent.” About 12 percent are unsure.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/431002-poll-33-of-kentucky-voters-approve-of-mcconnell

[Ohiogal]

1. 33%?

C’mon, Kentucky! Get rid of this asshole!

And throw Paul out, too!

[TheFarseer]

2. Don't be too excited

Most of the people in KY that disapprove are mad he doesn't kill all the Democrats with his bare hands and build that wall and burn down the planned parenthood clinics.

[Hoyt]

3. Exactly. They really need to ask how many will vote for a Dem over McConnell.

[Midnight Writer]

5. True this.

[Bayard]

4. Amy McGrath looks like a Dem contender

Whoever it is, I plan to work like hell for them.