Those are not small approval ratings. She has been great. She has taken on every challenge presented to her, including a dam collapse. She is brave and her administration is working hard for the people as opposed to the wealthy.
She has continued to whittle away at the unemployment rate (click here). Think about that a minute. The state has been through a lot this year, yet unemployment continues to fall. She is held in ridicule by the political right-wing for limiting it's openness in areas with high COVID-19 rates. Yet, there is still a steady drop in unemployment. I think that reflects a steady vigilance of the Michigan economy despite closed areas due to the virus.
Governor Whitmer took office at a time when GMC was shaving off jobs and ending product lines. She is more than interesting to both candidates running for president (click here). The former Vice President took pride in the fact the Obama administration stood by the car industry during their 8 years in office.
By Beth LeBlanc
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (click here) has maintained a steady job approval rating with a majority of Michigan voters despite election-year sniping by President Donald Trump, whose job approval is about 15 percentage points lower, according to a Detroit News-WDIV-TV poll released Tuesday.
Nearly 54% of Michigan voters view the Democratic governor favorably and 59% approve of the job she's doing, according to the Oct. 23-25 survey of 600 likely Michigan voters. The job approval number inches up to 61% about her handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the survey, which had a margin of error of plus-minus 4 percentage points.
The poll by the Lansing-based Glengariff Group found 37% viewed Whitmer unfavorably, 38% disapproved of the job she is doing and 37% disapproved of her handling of the pandemic....
Nearly 54% of Michigan voters view the Democratic governor favorably and 59% approve of the job she's doing, according to the Oct. 23-25 survey of 600 likely Michigan voters. The job approval number inches up to 61% about her handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the survey, which had a margin of error of plus-minus 4 percentage points.
The poll by the Lansing-based Glengariff Group found 37% viewed Whitmer unfavorably, 38% disapproved of the job she is doing and 37% disapproved of her handling of the pandemic....
