The Congressman has lost ground since a poll earlier this month.
U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has enjoyed national publicity in the wake of the successful removal of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but new polling says it’s come at a political cost, suggesting he will pay a political cost for his move against the former GOP leader.
The Economist/YouGov Poll conducted between Oct. 21 and Oct. 24 shows the Panhandle Republican at -27 net (18% view favorably, 45% unfavorably) overall. And that’s not just a partisan read: The Congressman has a net negative rating even among GOP partisans and backers of former President Donald Trump.
Among Republicans, Gaetz is at 28% approval against 33% disapproval, with the rest of the respondents noncommittal. A full 19% of GOP registrants polled regard the Congressman in a “very unfavorable” manner.
Among those respondents who backed Trump in 2020, the story is much the same, with 32% holding a favorable opinion of Gaetz, 34% regarding him unfavorably, and 34% not knowing how they feel about him.
Conservatives are also unimpressed. While 32% have a favorable impression of the Congressman, 33% have an unfavorable opinion. Another 36% simply don’t know.
These results represent a steep drop from a poll from the same outfit from Oct. 14 through Oct. 17.
Gaetz then had 41% favorability and 28% unfavorability among Trump 2020 voters, 37% approval and 28% disapproval among Republicans, and 39% favorability and 27% unfavorability among self-identified conservatives.
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