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Spanberger faces mixed reviews in latest Virginia poll
The survey found 29% strongly approve and 38% strongly disapprove, underscoring early polarization over affordability, immigration and redistricting.
- On Monday, a Washington Post-Schar School poll revealed Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger's approval rating at 47%, with 46% of voters disapproving just three months into her term.
- The 47% approval rating is 13 percentage points lower than the average for Virginia governors in Post polling since the 1990s, marking a worse net approval than early-term scores of predecessors.
- Critics link the declining numbers to recent policy shifts, including a Spanberger-backed redistricting referendum that could shift the House delegation from 6-5 Democratic to 10-1 Democratic.
- Safety concerns have emerged following the administration's decision to stop state law enforcement from working with federal immigration officials, with three of four recent Fairfax County murder cases involving illegal immigrant suspects.
- Voters will decide the Spanberger-backed redistricting referendum on April 21, a vote that could further reshape Virginia's political landscape amid persistent polarization and economic concerns.
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Abigail Spanberger came to Virginia Governorship with a comfortable win, but the honeymoon seems brief.A recent poll by The Washington Post and George Mason's Schar School reveals that voters are almost in the middle: 47% approve of her management, 46% disapprove of it, and 7% don't know what to think.Speaking NumbersThe decline in support has been double-digit compared to her 15-point victory over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears last year.Accord…
‘Disturbing’: Larry Sabato Gobsmacked by Governor’s Plummeting Approval Rating
Renowned political analyst Larry Sabato was gobsmacked by a new poll showing Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger’s (D) approval rating plummeting. The survey in question, which was conducted by George Mason University and The Washington Post, found that Spanberger’s net approval rating is above water by just one point, 47%-46%, a double-digit drop for the new governor, who easily defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears last fall. Sabato told AB…
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