Thursday, December 13, 2007

Tenth Congressional District Poll: McHenry's Republican problem

One of the biggest reasons Patrick McHenry's standing has fallen in the next four months has been increased ambivalence about him from his fellow Republicans.


August

December

Approve

73

63

Disapprove

16

19

Undecided

11

18


His approval rating dipped from 73% in August among Republican respondents to just 63% in December.


August

December

Reelect McHenry

77

65

Someone else

15

19

Don’t know

8

16


His reelect number went from a strong 77% from his fellow party members down to 65% over the four month period.


August

December

McHenry

70

58

Johnson

13

14

Don’t know

17

28


When presented with the background of McHenry's Democratic opponent, Daniel Johnson, McHenry's standing fell even further, to below 60%. That's tenuous territory for an incumbent with members of his own party.

Full results here.

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