Thread by @PoliticsReid

A consortium of pollsters has been asking people whether they approve of their governor’s handling of #COVID19. Long story short: People are losing patience. Gov approval ratings down in 44 states, up in only 5. My write-up here: thehill.com/homenews/state…

Full list to follow. 1/11

Do you approve of the way your governor is handling #COVID19 outbreak? (trend from late April)
AK Gov. Dunleavy 47% approve (-11)
AL Gov. Ivey 47 (-13)
AR Gov. Hutchinson 41 (-24)
AZ Gov. Ducey 30 (-26)
CA Gov. Newsom 58 (-12)
CO Gov. Polis (-14)
CT Gov. Lamont (-6)
2/11

Do you approve of the way your governor is handling #COVID19 outbreak? (trend from late April)
DE Gov. Carney 51 (-18)
FL Gov. DeSantis 40 (-6)
GA Gov. Kemp 36 (-17)
HI Gov. Ige 39 (+2)
IA Gov. Reynolds 28 (-24)
ID Gov. Little 42 (-22)
IL Gov. Pritzker 52 (-13)
3/11

Do you approve of the way your governor is handling #COVID19 outbreak? (trend from late April)
IN Gov. Holcomb 50 (-22)
KS Gov. Kelly 50 (-18)
KY Gov. Beshear 59 (-20)
LA Gov. Edwards 50 (-17)
MA Gov. Baker 70 (-10)
MD Gov. Hogan 76 (-3)
ME Gov. Mills 54 (-14)
4/11

Do you approve of the way your governor is handling #COVID19 outbreak? (trend from late April)
MI Gov. Whitmer 67 (+5)
MN Gov. Walz 52 (-20)
MO Gov. Parson 38 (-21)
MS Gov. Reeves 42 (-14)
MT Gov. Bullock 53 (-6)
NC Gov. Cooper 48 (-12)
ND Gov. Burgum 58 (-7)
5/11

Do you approve of the way your governor is handling #COVID19 outbreak? (trend from late April)
NE Gov. Ricketts 41 (-22)
NH Gov. Sununu 64 (-10)
NJ Gov. Murphy 60 (-5)
NM Gov. Lujan Grisham 53 (-10)
NV Gov. Sisolak 47 (-13)
NY Gov. Cuomo 71 (+1)
OH Gov. DeWine 58 (-23)
6/11

Do you approve of the way your gov is handling #COVID19 outbreak? (trend from late April)
OK Gov. Stitt 34 (-18)
OR Gov. Brown 47 (-14)
PA Gov. Wolf 52 (-5)
RI Gov. Raimondo 71 (-3)
SC Gov. McMaster 44 (-7)
SD Gov. Noem 54 (+9)
TN Gov. Lee 44 (-18)
TX Gov. Abbott 38 (-22)
7/11

Do you approve of the way your gov is handling #COVID19 outbreak? (trend from late April)
UT Gov. Herbert 44 (-16)
VA Gov. Northam 59 (+0)
VT Gov. Scott 75 (+3)
WA Gov. Inslee 57 (-12)
WI Gov. Evers 46 (-10)
WV Gov. Justice 54 (-24)
WY Gov. Gordon 60 (-5)
8/11

Govs with highest #COVID19 approval rating:
Hogan (MD) 76%
Scott (VT) 75
Cuomo (NY) 71
Raimondo (RI) 71
Baker (MA) 70
Whitmer (MI) 67
Sununu (NH) 64
9/11

Govs with lowest #COVID19 approval rating:
Reynolds (IA) 28%
Ducey (AZ) 30
Stitt* (OK) 34
Kemp (GA) 36
Abbott (TX) 38
Parson (MO) 38
Ige (HI) 39
DeSantis (FL) 40
10/11

Survey from COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States, joint project of Harvard, Northeastern, Northwestern & Rutgers. Data, methodology here: covidstates.net/COVID19%20CONS…

* from previous: Stitt is only gov to actually have #Covid19

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