May 17, 2006 2:57 pm US/Eastern
New Poll: Romney's Approval Ratings Tanking
BOSTON (CBS4) ―
Massachusetts residents are losing the love for Governor Mitt Romney.
A new poll finds that 70% of Massachusetts residents -- and 64% of Republicans -- say Governor Mitt Romney has been doing a fair-to-poor job. The public opinion survey, to be released Thursday, shows that voters are losing faith in elected officials while nearly half of those polled believe the state is "on the wrong track."
While just 43% of Massachusetts residents view Mitt Romney favorably, President Bush fared even worse. Only 28% of those polled said they have a favorable opinion of the President, and an overwhelming 69% of residents have an unfavorable view.
The poll was conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corporation, of Cambridge, MA and commissioned by Boston-based Mass Insight Corporation, a non-partisan consulting firm that conducts research in economic development and public policy. 500 randomly-selected residents were polled.
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