Still lots of morans supporting her though:
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ approval rating has slipped as she presides over an ambitious and polarizing legislative session, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
The share of Iowans who approve of Reynolds’ job performance has fallen 3 percentage points from 53% in October 2022 to 50% today.
At the same time, the share of those who disapprove is up 4 percentage points from 42% last year to 46% today. Another 4% are not sure.
Reynolds, a Republican, cruised to an easy reelection last fall, defeating Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear by nearly 19 percentage points and earning 58% of the vote.
She leveraged her political power to campaign against incumbent members of her own party who opposed her “school choice” agenda, instead supporting their primary opponents.
She took office in January with control of a Republican-led Legislature that quickly approved her plan to give parents $7,600 annually in taxpayer money to pay for their child’s private school, despite opposition from some Republicans.
Iowans oppose that law by nearly 2 to 1, the Iowa Poll shows.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ approval rating has slipped as she presides over an ambitious and polarizing legislative session, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
The share of Iowans who approve of Reynolds’ job performance has fallen 3 percentage points from 53% in October 2022 to 50% today.
At the same time, the share of those who disapprove is up 4 percentage points from 42% last year to 46% today. Another 4% are not sure.
Reynolds, a Republican, cruised to an easy reelection last fall, defeating Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear by nearly 19 percentage points and earning 58% of the vote.
She leveraged her political power to campaign against incumbent members of her own party who opposed her “school choice” agenda, instead supporting their primary opponents.
She took office in January with control of a Republican-led Legislature that quickly approved her plan to give parents $7,600 annually in taxpayer money to pay for their child’s private school, despite opposition from some Republicans.
Iowans oppose that law by nearly 2 to 1, the Iowa Poll shows.
Iowa Poll: Kim Reynolds' approval rating slips as she pursues ambitious, polarizing agenda
Half of Iowans approve of the job Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is doing, a 3 percentage-point drop since October. Simultaneously, disapproval rose 4 points.
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