To be a successful governor, you need to be able to make decisive actions, create jobs, and become accountable to your citizens. According to a new series of polls, it also doesn’t hurt being a registered Republican.
Morning Consult released new polls testing the popularity of governors in all 50 states and found that the top 10 all were Republicans.
Blue state Republicans Larry Hogan (Md.) and Charlie Baker (Mass.) led the way with an approval rating above 73 percent. Their disapproval was in the mid-teens. Another two blue state GOPer also made the top 10, Vermont’s Phil Scott and Nevada’s Brian Sandoval had an approval rating of 68 and 64 percent, respectively.
The Dakotas’ governors were also extremely popular with 69 percent approval for Doug Burgum (N.D.) and 68 percent for Dennis Daugaard (S.D.).
Rounding out the top 10 were Asa Hutchinson (Ark.), Bill Haslam (Tenn.), Greg Abbott (Texas), Gary Herbert (Utah), and Nathan Deal (Ga.).
Unfortunately, four of the top 10 are term-limited in 2018. Given that most of the states are fairly Republican, only the election in Nevada should pose as a tough hold for the GOP.
