Approval ratings for Governor Bob McDonnell and the General
Assembly have dropped, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University,
in the wake of the General Assembly’s recent failure to adopt a new two-year
budget.
McDonnell's approval rating sank to 32 percent, the lowest
since Quinnipiac began polling in the state in June 2011.
Meanwhile, for the first time since June 2011, the Virginia
General Assembly received a negative grade in a Quinnipiac poll, as 47 percent
of those responding disapproved of the performance of state lawmakers.
Virginia voters surveyed in the poll also disapproved of two measures that passed the General Assembly this session -- one requiring women have an ultrasound before an abortion and the other to scrap the state's one handgun a month law. The governor has since signed both pieces of legislation.
The poll surveyed 1,034 registered voters from March 13-18 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Virginia voters surveyed in the poll also disapproved of two measures that passed the General Assembly this session -- one requiring women have an ultrasound before an abortion and the other to scrap the state's one handgun a month law. The governor has since signed both pieces of legislation.
The poll surveyed 1,034 registered voters from March 13-18 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
