Michigan Poll: Voters dislike Snyder, but also oppose recalling him

[WI_DEM]

Michigan voters don't like Rick Snyder...but they don't support recalling him from office at this point either.

Snyder's approval rating is 38% with 50% of voters disapproving of him. That's actually a slight improvement from when PPP last polled the state in March, when Snyder stood at 33/50. His numbers are identical to where they were with Democrats on the previous poll and he's seen nominal gains with Republicans (from 68% approval to 72%) and with independents (from 32% to 40%, although his disapproval number has also risen with them as they've come off the fence.)

As bad as Snyder's numbers are though voters are still slightly opposed to recalling him- 42% support removing him from office to 47% against it. That's because only 79% of voters who disapprove of him support recalling him compared to 92% of voters who approve of him that oppose recalling him. There's a large enough mass of voters who disapprove of him but don't think he should be removed to tip the scales against recall.

That phenomenon can particularly be seen with independents. They disapprove of Snyder 40/46 but they simultaneously oppose recalling him by a 50/35 margin.

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/

[mike_c]

1. that pretty much describes my feelings about Gray Davis...

...during the California recall frenzy. Crappy governor, but the recall process is a dangerous substitute for informed voting and an engaged electorate. The outcome proved me right, too. Those uniformed, disengaged voters turned around and sent Arnold Schwarzenegger to the State House instead.

Recalls are meant to be tools of last resort when leadership is demonstrably pathological, not simply for when we disagree about things.

[louis-t]

2. He may be recalled anyway.

They aren't releasing numbers yet, but my money is on a recall. 2 days left.

[NightWatcher]

3. I hate that my house is on fire, but I dont wanna call the fire department

when there's a problem and you dont want to fix it, you cannot complain about that problem....dumb ass

[Kaleva]

4. Just vote him out in the next election.

[MrScorpio]

5. A pretty good demonstration of how right wing ideology has brainwashed people nt

[Romulox]

6. Confused as to what happen with the recall effort...

:shrug:

[bif]

7. As Jack Lessenberry pointed out

It would take a lot fewer signatures to get his Emergency Manager Bill on the ballot and have Michiganders vote against that.