Poetic Justice approval ratings plunge in latest Morning Consult poll

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Gov. Jim Justice’s approval rating among West Virginia voters has plummeted following his party flip from Democrat to Republican in August, according to the latest Governors’ Approval Rankings released Tuesday by Morning Consult, a Washington, D.C.-based digital media and survey research company.

Justice’s disapproval numbers jumped from 24 percent in a Morning Consult poll released in April to 46 percent in the poll released Tuesday — dropping him in the rankings from the 15th-most popular governor in the U.S. to 12th-most disliked.

Morning Consult put Justice at the top of its “biggest losers” list, noting:

“First-term West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice tops the list of negative net swings in approval for the third quarter of 2017 following his ballyhooed announcement — complete with an appearance by President Donald Trump — that he was leaving the Democratic Party to become a Republican. The move from the left to the right side of the aisle has thus far brought all of the political risks without any of the benefits, polling shows. The billionaire businessman hemorrhaged support from Democrats and independents while suffering GOP defections at a lower rate, resulting in a net drop of 22 points. That puts him 5 points underwater: 41 percent of Mountaineers approve of him, while 46 percent disapprove.”

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