Iowa Poll: More approve than disapprove of Iowa Legislature in 7th year of GOP control

[cigaretteman]

Deporable:

A plurality of Iowans approve of the job the Iowa Legislature is doing as Republicans enjoy their largest Statehouse majorities in decades.

Just less than half of Iowans, 48%, say they approve of the Iowa Legislature, while 36% say they disapprove and 16% are not sure, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.

The poll of 805 Iowa adults was conducted March 5-8 by Selzer & Co. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

Republicans are in their seventh year of controlling the House, Senate and governor’s office. The Legislature has already passed high-profile legislation this year giving families money to attend private schools, restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth and limiting how much money Iowans can receive in the most severe medical malpractice lawsuits.


Lawmakers are also considering additional restrictions on LGBTQ kids, tax cuts, new requirements on public assistance programs and more.

The GOP-led Legislature earns approval from 77% of Republicans, with 10% disapproving.

Political independents are more closely divided, with 43% approving and 39% disapproving. Meanwhile, 74% of Democrats disapprove, compared with 20% who approve.

Iowa Poll: More approve than disapprove of Iowa Legislature in 7th year of GOP control

Republicans are in their 7th year of control of the House, Senate and governor’s office. More Iowans approve than disapprove of what they're doing.

www.press-citizen.com

 

[MitchLL]

The promise of tax cuts can influence the electorate and Iowa Republicans are good at messaging.

 

[Tom Paris]

The state is screwed.

 

[chalupa81]

Stupid people are stupid. What do you expect.

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

The hate for democracy in this thread is deplorable.

 

[Huey Grey]

This legislative session has been hot garbage. Nothing to fix failing schools, shit water, or crumbling bridges. But I guess some 33 anti LGBTQ bills make up for all that.

 

[MitchLL]

This legislative session has been hot garbage. Nothing to fix failing schools, shit water, or crumbling bridges. But I guess some 33 anti LGBTQ bills make up for all that.

Don't forget the attempt to hide financial dealings from the State Auditor.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

This legislative session has been hot garbage. Nothing to fix failing schools, shit water, or crumbling bridges. But I guess some 33 anti LGBTQ bills make up for all that.

Failing schools need to look inward. It's easy to blame others instead of taking accountability.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Deporable:

A plurality of Iowans approve of the job the Iowa Legislature is doing as Republicans enjoy their largest Statehouse majorities in decades.

Just less than half of Iowans, 48%, say they approve of the Iowa Legislature, while 36% say they disapprove and 16% are not sure, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.

The poll of 805 Iowa adults was conducted March 5-8 by Selzer & Co. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

Republicans are in their seventh year of controlling the House, Senate and governor’s office. The Legislature has already passed high-profile legislation this year giving families money to attend private schools, restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth and limiting how much money Iowans can receive in the most severe medical malpractice lawsuits.


Lawmakers are also considering additional restrictions on LGBTQ kids, tax cuts, new requirements on public assistance programs and more.

The GOP-led Legislature earns approval from 77% of Republicans, with 10% disapproving.

Political independents are more closely divided, with 43% approving and 39% disapproving. Meanwhile, 74% of Democrats disapprove, compared with 20% who approve.

Iowa Poll: More approve than disapprove of Iowa Legislature in 7th year of GOP control

Republicans are in their 7th year of control of the House, Senate and governor’s office. More Iowans approve than disapprove of what they're doing.

www.press-citizen.com

God Bless Iowa!

 

[MitchLL]

Failing schools need to look inward. It's easy to blame others instead of taking accountability.

You mean lack of funding? That results in class sizes too large.

That inward?

 

[joelbc1]

I don't know this state any more. Seems to me that a lot of folks vote for stuff that "feels good" but is not very forward looking.

 

[Kelsers]

I don't know this state any more. Seems to me that a lot of folks vote for stuff that "feels good" but is not very forward looking.

How did this state get to this?

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

You mean lack of funding? That results in class sizes too large.

That inward?

Name the last Iowa governor to cut school funding.

 

[joelbc1]

Name the last Iowa governor to cut school funding.

2% increases is "defunding"....and its gonna get worse in Iowa......(economic) Class division will become more pronounced and "white flight" from public schools in urban/suburban areas is going to rise.......

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

2% increases is "defunding"....and its gonna get worse in Iowa......(economic) Class division will become more pronounced and "white flight" from public schools in urban/suburban areas is going to rise.......

Name the last Iowa governor to cut school funding.

 

[MitchLL]

Name the last Iowa governor to cut school funding.

You're twisting shit again.

Giving public schools and Universities money, but not enough to keep up with expenses is called underfunded.
That's what Dim Kim has alloted. So...you cut staff to make a budget at the public school level and universities have to raise tuition to compensate for the shortfall.

I think Iowans will be surprised how bad things are going to be in a few more years.

 

[joelbc1]

How did this state get to this?

Capital Christianity...."trickle down" economics....the unfairness of the tax code , economic/monetary disparity....the growth of "me first-ism" across the nation....study post WW1 Germany and what happened there..........History repeats itself if its lessons are not learned.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

You're twisting shit again.

Giving public schools and Universities money, but not enough to keep up with expenses is called underfunded.
That's what Dim Kim has alloted. So...you cut staff to make a budget at the public school level and universities have to raise tuition to compensate for the shortfall.

I think Iowans will be surprised how bad things are going to be in a few more years.

Why won't you guys answer the question?

 

[joelbc1]

Name the last Iowa governor to cut school funding.

Iowa schools have been historically UNDER FUNDED the past 40 years......

 

[Tom Paris]

The hate for democracy in this thread is deplorable.

Wut?

 

[Tom Paris]

Failing schools need to look inward. It's easy to blame others instead of taking accountability.

Bull. Shit. Don’t comment on things you don’t understand. All of your education comments are ignorant.

 

[MitchLL]

Why won't you guys answer the question?

We did.

You just didn't like the answer.

 

[Tom Paris]

I don't know this state any more. Seems to me that a lot of folks vote for stuff that "feels good" but is not very forward looking.

Yep. We used to have solid if not great Republican and Democrat leaders. Now we’re in grifting crazy town.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

Who tf are the 20% of democrats that approve of the job this far right legislature has done.

 

[Tom Paris]

Why won't you guys answer the question?

He did. You’re just willfully ignorant.

 

[MitchLL]

Who tf are the 20% of democrats that approve of the job this far right legislature has done.

I suspect some people being polled are lying about political Party affiliation.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Name the last Iowa governor to cut school funding.

A "name" for those of you evading.

 

[KFsdisciple]

Its way better in Iowa now than under Chet...

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

We did.

You just didn't like the answer.

No you didn't.

 

[Huey Grey]

Failing schools need to look inward. It's easy to blame others instead of taking accountability.

Or look outwards at Republican leadership.

 

[Huey Grey]

The hate for democracy in this thread is deplorable.

What does this mean?

 

[Pete Malloy]

You mean lack of funding? That results in class sizes too large.

That inward?

That has zero to do with the decades of failure by the Public School systems in Iowa.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Or look outwards at Republican leadership.

Name the last Iowa governor to cut school funding.

 

[Huey Grey]

Name the last Iowa governor to cut school funding.

So this is your out? That technically school funding keeps going up so ever worsening schools are ok?

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

So this is your out? That technically school funding keeps going up so ever worsening schools are ok?

It hasn't always.

Please provide the name please.

 

[Huey Grey]

It hasn't always.

Please provide the name please.

Rs have been in full control of this state for over a decade. If floundering schools aren't their responsibility then who does the buck stop with?

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Rs have been in full control of this state for over a decade. If floundering schools aren't their responsibility then who does the buck stop with?

Don't want to answer, do ya?

 

[Huey Grey]

Don't want to answer, do ya?

I want better schools. Not more excuses to distract from our lousy leadership.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

I want better schools. Not more excuses to distract from our lousy leadership.

Maybe you should stop blaming Rs for funding. Especially when your own guy, Governor Chet Culver, was the last guy to cut funding.

 

[Huey Grey]

Maybe you should stop blaming Rs for funding. Especially when your own guy, Governor Chet Culver, was the last guy to cut funding.

Chet hasn't been around in decades. And who else should we blame if not for the Rs? They're the ones in complete control.