Gov. Bev Perdue's job performance rating continues to tumble, with less than one in three North Carolina voters approving of her performance and more than half disapproving, according to a new poll.
Public Policy Polling, a Democratic survey firm based in Raleigh, found that Republican challenger Pat McCrory maintained a double-digit lead among likely voters in a hypothetical matchup with Perdue, winning 52 percent to 41 percent, a slight improvement from last month.
Perdue's 32 percent approval rating is her lowest since March, down 6 percentage points from November. Her disapproval is at 51 percent. McCrory's favorability remained essentially the same (down 1 percentage point) and his unfavorable numbers improved from 28 percent to 24 percent ahead of his expected formal entry in the governor's race.
The ratings for Republican legislative leaders also declined slightly. Voters still put more faith in Perdue to lead the state compared with GOP legislators (42 percent to 38 percent) -- with Republicans' rating in this category falling 4 percentage points since November.
PPP pollster Tom Jensen included an interesting new question in January's poll, throwing former Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Michael Munger into the mix. Munger drew 6 percent. With him in the race, McCrory still leads Perdue 48 percent to 37 percent -- both candidates seeing their numbers fall in a hypothetical three-way contest.
Democrat state Rep. Bill Faison's numbers remain steadily dismal, with most voters saying they don't know him and those who do disapproving. The Orange County lawmaker -- who is making political moves toward higher office -- loses to McCrory by 20 points in a hypothetical matchup.
The automated survey polled 780 likely voters with a margin of error of 3.5 percent. See the full results here.
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Gov Beviepoo's polls continue to sink.
January 19, 2012 - 9:31am — onto2012And imagine how bad her polls really are if the poll were to be conducted by an independent polling group instead of the paid in full pro democrat outfit that spun this one.
She is a one term, failed Governor that will have to face up to the illegalities of her campaign. She will be lose in November. IF the democrits had their wits about them, they would convince her to go home and run someone else. She will take the rest of the democrit ticket down with her.
Fine with me to clean out the rest of the liberal democrats that infest our state government.
Toy Train and public Arena
January 17, 2012 - 8:51pm — cancelRushPerdue is not doing well in the recent Polls because she has not spent billions of public money on a Toy train and public sports Arena.... When Conservatives in this state realize the liberal evil lives in their own house they will hopefully vote their principals rather than support a big spending city government Mayor who spent billions of borrowed money and tax dollars.... Mc Public Spending is more of a liberal than Cash Romney.... McCrory is not a conservative and he violates good principled conservatives who want to vote their principals...
You ain't seen nothin yet.
January 17, 2012 - 5:09pm — NotaliberalJust wait until the next poll after her tax increase fiasco today.
2 of 3 booed for Bev @ UNC
January 17, 2012 - 5:04pm — concerned53When Bev was booed last week after being introduced at the UNC game, two-thirds of the 19,000 fans joined in according to the democrat leaning PPP. Maybe Bev ought to go back to Kentucky so that she can drink while betting on the horses - as they don't boo.