Poll: Wolf Approval Plummets, Far Lower Than Corbett or Rendell at Same Point

Poll: Wolf Approval Plummets,
Lower Than Corbett or Rendell at Same Point

35 Percent Approve, 52 Percent Disapprove in Latest Q-Poll  

April 7, 2016, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Following the longest state budget impasse in 60 years, Governor Tom Wolf’s job approval rating is cratering, according to the latest Quinnipiac poll. Just 35 percent of voters approve of the job Wolf is doing, while 52 percent disapprove.

The split, minus 17 percent approval, is dramatically lower than either Governors Corbett or Rendell at the same time in their administrations.

“It’s clear that the state budget impasse, during which Wolf demanded the highest tax increases in America, has taken its toll on the governor’s approval rating,” commented Nathan Benefield, vice president of policy analysis for the Commonwealth Foundation. “As Wolf enters a second budget season, he will have less political capital than either of his immediate predecessors. The numbers don’t lie; Pennsylvanians are rejecting Wolf’s tax-and spend agenda.”

Wolf

 

Approve

Disapprove

Net

Feb First Year

52

24

28

May/June

47

32

15

August

45

39

6

September/October

41

44

-3

March Second Year

35

52

-17

Corbett

 

Approve

Disapprove

Net

Feb First Year

39

11

28

May/June

39

38

1

August

44

36

8

September/October

50

32

18

March Second Year

41

41

0

Rendell

 

Approve

Disapprove

Net

Feb First Year

54

12

42

May/June

49

27

22

August

51

29

22

September/October

50

28

22

March Second Year

46

35

11

Source: Quinnipiac Polling

Nathan Benefield and other Commonwealth Foundation experts are available for comment. Please contact Gina Diorio at 862-703-6670 or [email protected] to schedule an interview.

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