Poll: Rahm Emanuel’s Approval Ratings Plummet rebelpundit February 22, 2013 Rebel Pundit 1 Comment Just two years after Rahm Emanuel slid easily into Chicago’s City Hall to replace Former Mayor Richard Daley, Emanuel is nowhere near as popular with Chicago residents as he was after first returning to the city from his post in President Obama’s White House. A new representative poll conducted by Crains/Ipsos shows just 2% surveyed strongly approve of the mayor, while just 14% of respondents somewhat approve. Conversely, 13% strongly disapprove of Emanuel, with 9% somewhat disapproving. In Chicago, that gives Mr. Emanuel a net minus 16 rating, down from the plus 4 he had in September, when 37 percent approved and 33 percent disapproved. Notably, the share of those disapproving of Mr. Emanuel’s job performance hasn’t moved much, going from 33 percent to 35 percent. The big shift has occurred in the “mixed feelings” category — up from 21 percent to 30 percent — and the “not sure” category, which went from 12 percent in September to 16 percent from Feb. 12 to 15, when the survey was conducted. Crain’s Greg Hinz speculates Emanuel may have “paid a political price” during the Chicago Teachers Union strike last fall, in addition to the city’s record high murder rate. But Emanuel’s aggressive agenda bulldozing homes in the city’s poorer black communities in a so-called effort to reduce violence has also made him extremely unpopular with residents in those areas as well. [vsw id=”AQSZS1XlIL4″ source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Follow @RebelPundit on Twitter Cross Posted at Breitbart One Response WhiteRabbit February 22, 2013 Let Rahm run for president in 2016 though I doubt if the RINO’s can find a canidate to beat him. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.
WhiteRabbit February 22, 2013 Let Rahm run for president in 2016 though I doubt if the RINO’s can find a canidate to beat him. Reply