McDonnell at 62% Approval

Cutting spending, creating jobs, investing in transportation and education, and getting results - it’s all part of the McDonnell record.

Last night The Washington Post released a new poll showing Governor McDonnell has a 62% approval rating, making him the most highly rated elected official in the Commonwealth! This survey follows an April Roanoke College poll that gave the Governor a 66% approval rating.

  In addition to concluding that nearly two-thirds of Virginians approve of the job Governor McDonnell is doing, The Washington Post also found:

• 82% of Republicans, 63% of independents, and 50% of Democrats approve of the job Governor McDonnell is doing;
   
• 52% of Virginians believe the Commonwealth is heading in the right direction, compared with only 31% who believe the same about the country.

In publishing their findings, the Post notes:  "In his first 15 months in office, McDonnell has focused on creating jobs, streamlining government and securing $2.9 billion in bonds for perennially clogged roads and $100 million for underfunded colleges…. McDonnell helped cut $4 billion from the state budget, paring back spending to 2006 levels and not raising taxes. He later announced that the state ended the fiscal year with a surplus of about $403 million."

  Cutting spending, creating jobs, investing in transportation and education, and getting results - it’s all part of the McDonnell record.

  Please send this email and the poll article to your friends, family and neighbors, and thank you very much for your continued support!

    Sincerely,

    D.J. Eckert
Political Director
Opportunity Virginia PAC