Poll: Paul Ryan Unpopular Back Home In Wisconsin

[t0dd]

Source: TPM

A new survey of Wisconsin from Public Policy Polling (D) finds that Rep. Paul Ryan (R), whose proposal to privatize Medicare has become the center of national controversy, is now viewed unfavorably by a plurality of voters back home in this perennial swing state.

The survey finds Ryan with a personal favorability rating of 41%, with 46% unfavorability. In a hypothetical presidential match-up, President Obama leads Ryan by a margin of 50%-43%. The survey of Wisconsin registered voters was conducted from May 19-22, and has a ±2.4% margin of error.

In the previous poll from three months ago Ryan's favorability was at 36%-35%, and six months ago it was at 38%-30%.

PPP's Tom Jensen writes: "Ryan's prudent not to run for the state's open seat given his decline in popularity on the home front."

Read more: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/ppp-poll-paul-ryan-unpopular-back-home-in-wisconsin.php?ref=fpb

[elleng]

1. Any Dem around to run against him for the House???

[rurallib]

3. Rob Zerban

http://www.robzerban.com/

[elleng]

5. Thanks.

Like him?

[Thrill]

4. Steve Israel mentioned someone

the other night on Matthews show. Don't know the name

[pnwmom]

2. Sounds like his favorability numbers went up from 36 to 41. How come? n/t

[harmonicon]

7. Because people have actually heard of him now.

I doubt it's anything more complicated than that.

[murielm99]

15. He's been around since 1999.

They like him in his district, if they keep voting him into office.

The Democrats there will have to change that.

[harmonicon]

16. Yes, but this was a state-wide poll.

I doubt most people know every congressman in their state.

[CanonRay]

6. Well somebody f'ing voted him in.

[Oceansaway]

8. k & r...nt

[AlinPA]

9. They must like him in his district.

[Yon_Yonson]

11. I'm from his district and I think & I did not vote for him!

Ryan is a lying NEOCON scum sucking bottom feeder arsehole that floated to the top with the other chunks of dung!

[AlinPA]

12. Good response. Correction: Most voters in his district like him.

[murielm99]

17. I have an idiot in my Illinois district, too.

We have done everything we can to dislodge him.

The Democrats are redrawing the districts. Maybe we can map him into retirement.

[Demonaut]

10. I like him

like watching a wrecking ball destroying a building

cool to watch but I wouldn't want to be the building

[safeinOhio]

13. About his unpopular plan.

He says "leaders are elected to lead", I say Representatives are elected to represent.

[Demonaut]

14. lol, you're right!

he needs to hear that when he says the "leader" crap again...which of course he will

[progressoid]

18. Actually that aint so bad. Wasn't the President's just at 42% just a couple months ago?