As reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times, Public Policy Polling finds (PDF download) that a majority of North Carolinians now disapprove of Gov. Bev Perdue’s performance in office:
For the first time in Bev Perdue?s tenure as Governor, the number of North Carolina voters who disapprove of the job that she is doing outweighs those who
approve, Public Policy Polling finds.51% of those polled said that they disapprove of Gov. Perdue?s job performance, while
only 34% approve.One of the main reasons for such a drop in her approval rating has been her initiative to
help balance the budget through pay cuts to teachers and public employees. 53% of those
polled said that they do not support this measure, whereas only 36% said they do.
Meanwhile, Obama enjoyed an average 63 percent approval rating during his first quarter in office, according to Gallup. His ratings spiked at 69 percent shortly after he was sworn in and bottomed out at 59 percent in February.
It’s hard to believe, but Bush enjoyed a 90 percent approval rating in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. His rating was just 22 percent when he left office.
