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riversedge

(70,407 posts)
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 06:24 PM Jul 2017

Paul Ryan is shockingly unpopular, even for Paul Ryan (ONLY 34% approval)....

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Wednesday, July 19th, 2017

Paul Ryan is shockingly unpopular, even for Paul Ryan
By Kaili Joy Gray | July 19, 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan is a complete failure, and Americans know it.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Paul Ryan, the uber-conservative Wisconsin Republican who reluctantly accepted the role of House speaker in 2015 after no one else would take it, is failing. Badly.

And Americans are not happy about it.

Only 34 percent have a favorable view of him, compared with 48 percent who do not, according to a new Bloomberg poll.

That’s an incredibly steep drop from the 47 percent who viewed him favorably back in December. But far more humiliating for the speaker is the fact that his approval rating is even lower than Donald Trump’s — a point Ryan’s Democratic challenger Randy Bryce is using to add to his campaign coffers.

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Ryan certainly knows how unpopular he and his policies are. That’s why he’s been hiding from his own constituents, refusing to hold town halls to address the concerns of the people he represents.
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Paul Ryan is shockingly unpopular, even for Paul Ryan (ONLY 34% approval).... (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2017 OP
Try to strip the disabled, the most vulnerable people in America, of their health care for tax cuts MiddleClass Jul 2017 #1
Its really amazing. No matter how shitty you are at your job Thrill Jul 2017 #2
oy but his district..in wisconsin the gop districts are quite safe. dembotoz Jul 2017 #3
Go Randy Bryce LakeArenal Jul 2017 #4
Since Paul Ryan won't hold Town Halls MurrayDelph Jul 2017 #6
You would think it would be a wake-up call but sadly...no. AgadorSparticus Jul 2017 #5
But not in his own district JI7 Jul 2017 #7
He is a tool for sure...but all speakers are unpopular...this is why you need a speaker with a Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #8

MiddleClass

(888 posts)
1. Try to strip the disabled, the most vulnerable people in America, of their health care for tax cuts
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 06:32 PM
Jul 2017

For rich,

it shows a rotten core. Maybe he'll lose the next election

Thrill

(19,178 posts)
2. Its really amazing. No matter how shitty you are at your job
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 06:33 PM
Jul 2017

You're always going to have 30% that believe in you. Always at least 30% that believe your shit doesn't stink

dembotoz

(16,864 posts)
3. oy but his district..in wisconsin the gop districts are quite safe.
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 06:34 PM
Jul 2017

the dems have their own areas as well but obviously not as many

MurrayDelph

(5,302 posts)
6. Since Paul Ryan won't hold Town Halls
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 08:28 PM
Jul 2017

Randy should hold meetings, and call them "The Town Halls Paul Ryan doesn't care enough to hold."

Demsrule86

(68,768 posts)
8. He is a tool for sure...but all speakers are unpopular...this is why you need a speaker with a
Wed Jul 19, 2017, 09:05 PM
Jul 2017

solid safe seat.

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