Jon Kyl's Approval Rating Falls After False Planned Parenthood Claim
source: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/jon-kyls-popularity-drops-after-false-planned-par...
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Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is still a very popular politician in Arizona despite his false claim that abortions make up 90% of Planned Parenthood's services. Actually, that's not intended to be a factual statement.
In reality, Kyl's approval rating has gotten markedly worse since January, according to a PPP poll released on Friday, perhaps not coincidentally because of the false claim he made on the Senate floor last month, and the negative press attention it generated.
In the same PPP poll that showed Kyl's approval rating slipping, a majority of Arizonans said they opposed cutting funding for Planned Parenthood. Further, while Republicans' opinion of Kyl hasn't changed much since January, large numbers of Democrats and independents -- who both strongly opposed cutting funding for Planned Parenthood, according to the survey -- have soured on Kyl over the same period.
Back in January, 47% of voters approved of Kyl's job performance, while 40% disapproved. Now, those numbers have practically flipped, with 42% of voters giving Kyl a thumbs up, and 46% giving him a thumbs down.
That quick downturn was caused almost entirely by defections from Democrats and independents. In January, Democrats disapproved by Kyl's job performance by a 24% to 63% split, while independents said the same, 35% to 50%. Those splits have since grown worse for Kyl, as Democrats now disapprove of him 16% to 70%, and independents dislike him by a 24% to 63% margin.
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But here is the kicker - "Kyl has since had his statement scrubbed from the official congressional record." We still remember you saying it, jerk. That is intended to be a factual statement.
In reality, Kyl's approval rating has gotten markedly worse since January, according to a PPP poll released on Friday, perhaps not coincidentally because of the false claim he made on the Senate floor last month, and the negative press attention it generated.
In the same PPP poll that showed Kyl's approval rating slipping, a majority of Arizonans said they opposed cutting funding for Planned Parenthood. Further, while Republicans' opinion of Kyl hasn't changed much since January, large numbers of Democrats and independents -- who both strongly opposed cutting funding for Planned Parenthood, according to the survey -- have soured on Kyl over the same period.
Back in January, 47% of voters approved of Kyl's job performance, while 40% disapproved. Now, those numbers have practically flipped, with 42% of voters giving Kyl a thumbs up, and 46% giving him a thumbs down.
That quick downturn was caused almost entirely by defections from Democrats and independents. In January, Democrats disapproved by Kyl's job performance by a 24% to 63% split, while independents said the same, 35% to 50%. Those splits have since grown worse for Kyl, as Democrats now disapprove of him 16% to 70%, and independents dislike him by a 24% to 63% margin.
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But here is the kicker - "Kyl has since had his statement scrubbed from the official congressional record." We still remember you saying it, jerk. That is intended to be a factual statement.
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rustyred
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Can it get any lower? Yeah, I guess it can - to ZERO.
- 1 year ago
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rustyred
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lazloman
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I can understand having the to make corrections or to maybe improve the diction of someone's comments, but completely scrubbing the congressional is just wrong. Its trying to erase history. If I could have done that in college, I would have been a straight A student.
- 1 year ago
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lazloman
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moodyblue
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lazloman:
yep, I have a big problem with him scrubbing it. You say it, you own it.. period.
- 1 year ago
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moodyblue
