A new University of New Orleans research poll shows falling approval numbers for Governor John Bel Edwards. UNO political science professor Dr. Ed Chervenak says fewer than 40-percent of persons surveyed said they approve of the job Governor Edwards is doing. “
I think a lot of that has to with that he is kind of moving into ‘lame duck’ status. He just had a veto overturned. He’s caught up in the controversy over the death of Ronald Greene,” says Chervenak.
The governor’s approval is split along racial lines; with 55-percent of blacks ranking his job performance favorably; compared to 31-percent of whites. Chervenak says there is also a divide on Edwards based on age,
“Those who are 65 and older are twice as likely to approve of the governor as those who are 18 to 44, so … it seems like age is having a real influence on attitudes towards the governor.”
A similar poll conducted in 2020 showed Edwards with a 56-percent approval. This recent poll shows his approval at 38-percent. Chervenak says it’s not uncommon for a governor to see approval numbers wane as the years wear on, however…
“I think what is unusual is the magnitude of the drop.”
Chervenak says the governor’s job approval was higher among women than men; with 42-percent of women rating him favorably, to only 34-percent of men surveyed. Nearly a third of all surveyed answered “don’t know” to the approval question.
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