Poll: Even with a slip, Stein overwhelmingly favorable – Washington Examiner
A recent poll conducted by Carolina Journal in collaboration with Harper Polling shows that North Carolina Governor Josh Stein maintains strong job approval among likely voters, despite a slight decline. His approval rating stands at 50.5%, down from 55.6% five months ago, with 30.1% disapproving.Stein, a first-term Democrat and former attorney general, has issued 15 vetoes and proposed a budget significantly higher than the state legislature’s, with some vetoes overridden.
In the same poll,President Donald Trump’s approval in North Carolina is slightly higher than his national average,with 47.8% approval and 50.3% disapproval. Trump has won North Carolina in the last three presidential elections. Voters were divided on Stein’s vetoes, with 36% viewing them as careful checks on legislative overreach, 32.9% seeing them as politically motivated obstruction,and 31% unsure. The poll surveyed 600 likely voters with a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of approximately ±4%.
Poll: Even with a slip, Stein overwhelmingly favorable
(The Center Square) – Job approval by likely North Carolina voters for Gov. Josh Stein is robustly high and for President Donald Trump running just a tick better than national polling.
Stein, the first-term Democrat with eight years experience as attorney general prior, has dropped a net 15% in five months to 50.5% approving against 30.1% disapproving. In March, approval was 55.6% to 20.4% disapproving, according to a poll taken Monday and Tuesday and released Thursday by Carolina Journal in conjunction with Harper Polling.
His most significant actions in that time have been 15 vetoes and a two-year budget proposal about $2 billion higher than either chamber of the General Assembly. Eight of his vetoes have been overturned, and Friday marked the 46th day late on the spending plan.
Given choices for what Stein’s vetoes reflect, respondents said “a careful approach to policy that checks overreach by the legislative branch” (36%); “a politically motivated obstruction that blocks legislative priorities” (32.9%); and 31% were unsure.
The statewide sampling gave the second-term Republican president an approval of 47.8% and disapproval of 50.3%. In March, he was at 49.5% approval and 48.7% disapproval. Nationally this week, the RealClear Polling average for the time period of July 16 to Thursday is 45.5% approval and 51.5% disapproval.
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Trump has won the state in presidential races three consecutive times.
The Carolina Journal/Harper polling of 600 likely voters’ responses were given a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of +/=3.98%.
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