New poll - McConnell and McCarthy not liked by GOP base | Eastern NC Now

A new poll by Axios - Survey Monkey among Republicans shows that the top Republican leaders in both the Senate and House are not popular among the Republican base. Both polled "underwater" with more Republicans viewing them unfavorably than favorable.

 

Mitch McConnell is better known among Republicans, and polled higher unfavorability. 55% of Republican voters viewed McConnell unfavorably compared to 18% who view him favorably.  22% did not know enough about him to give an opinion and 5% dod mpt answer.  That put McConnell "underwater" by a whopping 37 points.

 

The lesser known McCarthy had 43% say they did not know enough about him to render an opinion and 5%did not answer.  Of those with an opinion on McCarthy, 30% view him unfavorabley and 21% favorably, making him 9 points underwater.

 

The poll was conducted last week among 1,024 Republican voters and has a margin of error of 4%.

 

When will the Republicans in Congress elect leaders Republican voters can trust?