New research released on Friday shows that the majority of Kentuckians disapprove of their state’s senior senator, the leader of the Republican Party Mitch McConnell
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A survey conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy found that 53% of Kentucky residents disapproved of McConnell’s performance as one of Kentucky’s senators, compared with 41% of those who approved. Six percent were unsure.
The poll comes months after McConnell won another Senate term. He came to victory in November over Democrat Amy McGrath, winning 58% of the vote against McGrath’s 38%.
McConnell suffered from low approval ratings before his run for re-election, giving Democrats hope of winning the race. But, as in previous cycles, Democratic hopes ended in disappointment.
McConnell has faced challenges since November with the division in his party. He surprised many observers in January after a pro-Trump crowd attacked the Capitol, signaling that he could vote to convict former President Trump
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The Republican Party leader has since voted against the constitutionality of an impeachment trial against a former president and is widely expected to vote against impeachment.
Still, it seems possible that the divisions over Trump are the reason for McConnell’s low audience in his home state.
Among Kentucky Republicans, 62% approved McConnell, while 29% disapproved. Seventy-three percent of Democrats disapproved of McConnell and 23% approved.
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The survey found that 53 percent of Kentuckians approve of Paul, compared with 44 percent who disapprove.
Paul received 82% approval from Republican Party poll participants, 20% more than McConnell’s approval from his party. Only 16 percent of Kentucky Republicans disapproved of Paul. Seventy-three percent of Democrats disapproved of Paul and 24% approved.
The poll was conducted from February 1 to 4 and interviewed 625 registered voters in Kentucky by phone. The margin or error was plus or minus 4 percentage points.