Lincoln Chafee has a net approval of negative 40 percentage points. He plans on running for re-election. Chafee was elected as an Independent after giving up the charade of being a Republican. How is that working out for you Rhode Island?
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Rhode Island is finally at the top of a set
of national rankings, but Gov. Lincoln Chafee probably isn't too happy
about it.
Chafee is the most unpopular governor in the United States who's up for re-election in 2014, according to an
analysis
published Monday by The New York Times' influential FiveThirtyEight
blog, which tracks political polls and projects election outcomes.
Just
28% of Rhode Island voters approve of Chafee's job performance, while
68% disapprove, giving the independent governor a net job approval
rating of negative 40 percentage points. The next most-unpopular
governor, Illinois Democrat Pat Quinn, has a comparatively healthy net
approval rating of negative 24.
Chafee said Tuesday he still
plans to run for re-election. "The election's a long way away," the
governor told WPRI.com. A WPRI 12 poll last October found
only 18% of voters definitely plan to vote for him again.
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