According to a recently released Economist YouGov survey, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is enjoying a spike in popularity since grabbing the gavel in January.
From Just The News:
In January, when McCarthy was denied the speaker’s gavel through 15 rounds of House voting – including no votes from members of his own GOP conference – an Economist/YouGov survey showed 42% of respondents held a negative opinion of him. Thirty percent had a favorable one, giving McCarthy, battered yet victorious, a net score of minus-12.
Now, in May, with projections showing the U.S. will default on its debt by the end of the month unless the ceiling is raised, McCarthy’s so-called “favorability” number is 40% and his “un-favorability” number is 36%, which represents an overall plus-4 grade and 16 point upswing since January.
While his negotiations with Biden have garnered national attention, his more so-called “Inside the Beltway” efforts to deliver on the conservative agenda he promised if elected speaker has also won him praised.
“He’s doing a good job,” Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, who led efforts to keep McCarthy from becoming speaker, recently said. “I feel pretty good about the good faith that’s been shown.”
More over at Just The News:
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