It tends to tank your approval ratings….
NOT SO POPULAR (excerpt) When Governor Blagojevich was in Washington, recently, he was reportedly counseled by a couple of congressman to ease up a bit on his harsh rhetoric about the General Assembly. Sources say Blagojevich told the congressmen not to worry – he is briefed twice a week about his polling numbers and he was the most popular governor in the country.
Not so, according to the latest Daily Southtown poll. The survey, conducted last Wednesday, showed the governor’s job approval rating is at 49 percent, down from 55 percent in a Southtown poll taken in March. A mere 10 percent “strongly” approve of his job performance, while 39 percent said they “somewhat” approve, suggesting his numbers are very thin. Even more ominous, 49 percent somewhat (23) or strongly (26) disapprove of his job performance.
The occasional big stand works with the public, but it requires the discipline to stay on message, something Blagorgeous simply doesn’t have. He has three to four big stands a week and people just get tired of hearing about it.