Haley's Approval Rating Dips Into Negative Territory
Thurmond, Campbell win state popularity contest, even in death; Sanford fares the worst
A new poll suggests that Gov. Nikki Haley is losing favor among S.C. voters. The Democratic polling firm, Public Policy Polling, based in Raleigh, said Friday that the Lexington politician's favorability rating had slipped to 41 percent in August, with 43 percent disapproving of her job performance. That's a slight dip from the firm's last poll in June when voters were split 42-41 percent in her favor. Her 2010 Democratic opponent, Vincent Sheheen, received a positive favorability rating (27-25 percent, with 47 percent unsure). However, the poll said, if another election were held today, Haley would win again, and with a bigger margin than her 51-47 percent victory last year. Forty-nine percent of those polled said they would vote for …
Larson E. Whipsnade
3:11 pm on Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Nikki Haley will be a one term Governor. She doesn't have the knowledge or ability to pass the CPA exam (5 attempts) and certainly doesn't have the ability to Govern the state. She is a loser in every respect. I think Sheheen will be our next Governor. more ›