Recent Gallup Poll Shows Big Jump In Pelosi 'Favorable' Impression

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Recent poll shows big jump in Pelosi 'favorable' impression
12/05/2006 @ 12:33 am
Filed by Mike Sheehan

Incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's approval rating has jumped substantially from the level it was at before the November election, according to a recent survey.

"The Nov. 9-12 USA Today/Gallup poll clearly shows that incoming House Speaker Pelosi's profile has been raised after the elections," says a report from Gallup News Service. "Thirty-eight percent of Americans say they have a favorable opinion of her, while 24% have an unfavorable view and 38% are not familiar enough with her to give an opinion."

Before the election, Pelosi scored a relatively meager 26 percent. "Now," Gallups exclaims, "her favorable rating outnumbers her unfavorable rating by 14 percentage points." Additionally, Pelosi now outscores incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who registered a 27 percent positive view among those surveyed. Reid does, however, enjoy a higher positive (27 percent) than negative (19 percent) score, according to the poll.

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What is not to like about Speaker Pelosi?

And a Democrat.

From San Francisco.

Haven't you heard the ads? :evilgrin:

Actually, this is pretty good news. That's a high positive rating for someone in congress without huge name recognition.

Compared to the Repubs, she looks rather matronly and composed, as opposed to their wild-eyed, fanatical , adolescent leerings.

That is pretty cool. She is going to have a hard time no matter what: She is a woman and a Democrat. Two strikes against her when it comes to how the media will treat her.