Poll: Jindal has low favorable ratings

WASHINGTON — A new national poll focused on Louisiana shows Gov. Bobby Jindal with only a 37 percent approval rating and it also indicates that Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., leads several potential opponents in her 2014 re-election bid.

The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling, of North Carolina, which conducts polls for Democrats and progressives, focused on Landrieu’s re-election chances, but also took note of Jindal, whom the firm polled at a 58 percent approval rating in 2010. The poll was not done for the Landrieu campaign.

The new poll that places Jindal at a 37 percent approval rating was conducted Friday to Tuesday by surveying 603 Louisiana voters through automated telephone interviews. Jindal had a 57 percent disapproval rating in the new poll.

The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percent.

The poll summary describes Jindal — a potential 2016 GOP presidential contender — as having a “massive downward shift” to the point that “he is now one of the most unpopular governors in the country.”

As for Landrieu, she had a 47 percent approval rating with 45 percent disapproving, according to the poll.

The poll also put Landrieu up against Jindal, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and most of the Republicans in the Louisiana congressional delegation and she bested all of them in head-to-head matchups, according to the poll.

Out of the delegation, only Reps. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, and John Fleming, R-Minden, are openly flirting with running against Landrieu.

Landrieu led Cassidy 50 percent to 40 percent and Fleming by 50 percent to 38 percent.

But Cassidy, Fleming and the rest of the delegation all had more than 50 percent “not sure” responses, indicating low name recognition.

“Most of the Republicans have low name recognition so it will get closer,” Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling, said in the release. “But Mary Landrieu’s near 50 percent and in a much stronger position for re-election probably than most people would have expected.”

Dardenne, who may be more likely to consider running for governor in 2015, had the second-highest favorability rating at 41 percent, but Landrieu still narrowly beat him 46 percent to 43 percent.

Landrieu would have beaten Jindal on a 49 percent to 41 percent split.

The poll also included former Rep. Jeff Landry, R-New Iberia, who left Congress in January after being forced into the same district against Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, and losing. Landrieu led Landry 48 percent to 39 percent.

Out of those surveyed, 54 percent said they voted for GOP nominee Mitt Romney in November compared with 40 percent for President Barack Obama.

Comments

1) Comment by DMJ - 15/02/2013

"The federal government does not prosecute those not telling the truth on background checks. The federal government should prosecute those who lie on background checks." Agreed. Too bad background checks aren't reported and are destroyed shortly after. Guess which three lettered organization created this dangerous lack of accountability...

2) Comment by agagent - 15/02/2013

Medicaid, a program liberals created and love, has wrecked Louisiana’s budget. Louisiana's Medicaid cost for FY 2007-2010 increased by 9% each year. The federal government was paying 4 dollars for every dollar Louisiana paid to Medicaid. Now the federal government says Louisiana will pay about 1 dollar for every 2 federal dollars. Obamacare includes another reduction in payments to hospitals serving the poor. The federal government controls the program, and costs are unsustainable. Now liberals, who created the problem, blame Jindal for budget cuts needed to fill Louisiana’s constant stream of Medicaid deficits.

3) Comment by agagent - 15/02/2013

Having background checks is fine. Let’s make them effective, though. The current system has too many false positives on law-abiding citizens, and criminals can still work the system to get their guns. The federal government does not prosecute those not telling the truth on background checks. The federal government should prosecute those who lie on background checks. The mentally unstable should not have guns, but that information in the current system is inadequate. Landrieu’s vote can be bought, just like she was bribed for her Obamacare vote, if Obama needs her vote to pass his gun control legislation.

4) Comment by agagent - 15/02/2013

Louisiana’s unemployment rate is 5.5%, as compared to the national average of 7.8%. Compare Louisiana‘s unemployment and fiscal problems to the Obama strongholds like Illinois, Michigan, and California. California followed the liberal solution by continuing the government spending and raising taxes. Tax revenues declined and businesses are leaving. California failed to address their public employee pension fund deficits, and their credit rating dropped. Now any California construction project will cost a lot more to finance because of their low credit rating. Their pension problem still needs to be addressed. Michagan and Illinois embraced the Obama economic policies and they have high unemployment rates. If we trade Jindal’s economic plan for a plan like Obama’s, we would have higher taxes, a decline in personal income, more dependence on government, and a much higher unemployment rate.

5) Comment by DMJ - 15/02/2013

The only part she supports is background checks, which only a moron (or a criminal) would be against.

6) Comment by agagent - 15/02/2013

Landrieu says she owns a gun but she also has an allegiance to Obama and the DNC. She parrots the DNC line like when she said “we don’t have a spending problem” recently. One national gun owners association gave Landrieu a zero rating in support of gun ownership in 2011 and a 17% rating in 2012. The NRA gives her a 42% rating. On the other hand one abortion rights groups gave Landrieu a 100% rating. You can depend on her to support of abortions but she is not so likely to support gun ownership rights if Obama needs her vote for his gun control measure.

7) Comment by Duckyluve - 15/02/2013

Why is this any different than the loser president?

8) Comment by Warp7 - 14/02/2013

should not be news to Louisianias! This Governor has done zero for the people of our state. He is more interested in heading out of state every chance he gets to raise money for the GOP and rub shoulders with the higher ups in the GOP. One of the most divisive governors this state has ever had. When he leaves office he will be known as the former dictator of Louisiana who accomplished zero.

9) Comment by 8point6 - 14/02/2013

"i tried the link and its just a bunch of tea baggers" I love that term! I get this visual of my "progressive" friends being "tea baggees"., and enjoying every minute of it. Too funny!

10) Comment by kirbysmith - 14/02/2013

What exactly has Piyush done to faintly resemble a real governnor? Balanced a budget? Passed significant legislation? Has he yet visit the sinkhole in Assumption Parish and/or the thousands of people affected? He did not go to New Orleans the entire week of the Super Bowl to even say hello to the biggest movers and shakers on the planet. He governs by poll. Figures out what to say so no one really knows what he said. When ther is a job to be had - as in his new communications person, which he is paying $80,000 a year - $8,000 more than the previous person - he goes to DC to find an employee. Keep in mind that this four years and some change is the longest he has ever held one job. He's a nothing. A bomb-thrower who points out what he percieves to be a problem, offers half-baked ideas to "solve" it and then moves on the next highest item in his poll list. He is an empty suit.

11) Comment by jedleland - 14/02/2013

PART 3 - its actually quite a long piece, very sympathetic to theplight of young tech savvy and energetic republicans in surmounting the damage of the woeful tea party-stained image. Still, here is the last little bit following the efforts of the young GOP strategist and pollster : "Later that evening at a hotel bar, Anderson pored over her notes. She seemed morbidly entranced, like a homicide detective gazing into a pool of freshly spilled blood. In the previous few days, the pollster interviewed Latino voters in San Diego and young entrepreneurs in Orlando. The findings were virtually unanimous. No one could understand the G.O.P.’s hot-blooded opposition to gay marriage or its perceived affinity for invading foreign countries. Every group believed that the first place to cut spending was the defense budget. During the whiteboard drill, every focus group described Democrats as “open-minded” and Republicans as “rigid.” “There is a brand,” the 28-year-old pollster concluded of her party with clinical finality. “And it’s that we’re not in the 21st century.” I fear the 20th century would be too much for a good many tea party nicompoops. Or at least anything post 1955 - for evidence see the hilariously anachronistic john-bircher 'the reds are comin' hysteria in the posts immediately preceding this one.

12) Comment by LibertyLouise - 14/02/2013

To JEDELAND: you call us Tea baggars? Ha! I guest that shows you are a COMMUNIST. I bet you don't EVEN know the History of the Communist Party USA? They CHANGED the TERM Communist to "PROGRESSIVE" when the whole world looked at the Word 'Communist' as a DIRTY WORD. You are showing your ignorance. 'The People, LLC which I gave you the website, is NOT a Tea Party Group by the way. They are Constitutional Conservatives (not Exactly Republicans either). They STAND UP for The Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, FREEDOM, RIGHTS of the People, Liberty, etc. etc. which Our country is NOT doing. That group even passed a BILL in La Legislation to try to STOP Curruption of Money in the School. What have you done?

13) Comment by jedleland - 14/02/2013

No, i think i was wrong, it has to be satire.

14) Comment by LibertyLouise - 14/02/2013

In REPLY to JEDLELAND: the REASON for the Young in their 20's (some in their 30's) is because the Communist Party USA infiltrated into Education Books and Teaching through the USA approx. 60 yrs ago. Every City and State is different. Meaning for Example, New York City was infiltrated in Schools starting around 40 to 50 years ago. See how that turned out? Louisiana Schools started approx around 1978. Not all but MOST. So this is the REASON Our young kids/adults do NOT understand the HISTORY Correctly of our once GREAT Nation and they MOST nto ALL) don't THINK like the OLDER folks that know and see between Right and Wrong in Politics and Gov't. For Example: the two words, 'Social Justice' is the same thing as COMMUNISM. How many people UNDERSTAND that of those TWO Words? I suggest we TALK to our KIDS NOW before it's TOO Late and I suggest getting informed - GOOGLE: 'Tom DeWeese AGENDA 21' and also do a SEARCH on youTube (same title). Also see my other post for two other GREAT sites to LEARN all you can for La.

15) Comment by jedleland - 14/02/2013

Oh looks like it was. i tried the link and its just a bunch of tea baggers. liked them better when they were calling themslves john birchers back in the day.

16) Comment by jedleland - 14/02/2013

i presume that last post was satirical in some fashion - cant be serious, can it?

17) Comment by LibertyLouise - 14/02/2013

Gov. Jindal is working with Obama and the Communist Party Congress. The PROOF is his New Education Reform which older Teachers (40's, 50's, etc) have compared and FOUND to be the RUSSIA/CHINA MODEL of EDUCATION. Is this what people WANT in La??? This NEW Ed Reform Starts with 3 yr olds in Daycare to infiltrate, brainwash, and promote the NWO, Communist Movement, the UN AGENDA 21 PLAN, etc. If a School or Daycare takes just 'one penny' from the Gov't, they have strings attached to TEACH the COMMUNIST, NWO AGENDA. Go to this site (from La) for more info: http://www.meetup.com/thepeoplellc/ OR GNOTP.com

18) Comment by jedleland - 14/02/2013

POST 2 .........A self-identified anti-abortion, “very conservative” 27-year-old Obama voter named Gretchen replied: “Don’t be so right wing! You know, on abortion, they’re so out there. That all-or-nothing type of thing, that’s the way Romney came across. And you know, come up with ways to compromise.” “What would be the sign to you that the Republican Party is moving in the right direction?” Anderson asked them. “Maybe actually pass something?” suggested a 28-year-old schoolteacher named Courtney, who also identified herself as conservative. The session with the young men was equally jarring. None of them expressed great enthusiasm for Obama. But their depiction of Republicans was even more lacerating than the women’s had been. “Racist,” “out of touch” and “hateful” made the list — “and put ‘1950s’ on there too!” one called out. Showing a reverence for understatement, Anderson said: “A lot of those words you used to describe Republicans are negative. What could they say or do to make you feel more positive about the Republican Party?” “Be more pro-science,” said a 22-year-old moderate named Jack. “Embrace technology and change.” “Stick to your strong suit,” advised Nick, a 23-year-old African-American. “Clearly social issues aren’t your strong suit. Stop trying to fight the battle that’s already been fought and trying to bring back a movement. Get over it — you lost.” Perception is everything. Most Louisianans now perceive Jindal to be a negative force in our state, looking out for his own ambition and using hospice patients as a resume buffer. Most american voters perceive the gop in the above terms. They may not like obama at all, but look at the alternative? Read this piece and its focus on young republicans and their frustration with party intransigence, rigidity, dogma, and backwardness. Obamas job was there for the taking but as it is the GOP has been the greater of two evils for 5 of the last six elections and the angry old white people are only getting older and dying more!

19) Comment by jedleland - 14/02/2013

POST 1 From an NYT piece called ‘Can The Republicans Be Saved From Obsolescence’ “One afternoon last month, I flew with Anderson (Kristen Soltis Anderson, a 28-year-old G.O.P. pollster) to Columbus, Ohio, to watch her conduct two focus groups. The first consisted of 10 single, middle-class women in their 20s; the second, of 10 20-something men who were either jobless or employed but seeking better work. All of them voted for Obama but did not identify themselves as committed Democrats and were sufficiently ambivalent about the president’s performance that Anderson deemed them within reach of the Republicans. Each group sat around a large conference table with the pollster, while I viewed the proceedings from behind a panel of one-way glass. The all-female focus group began with a sobering assessment of the Obama economy. All of the women spoke gloomily about the prospect of paying off student loans, about what they believed to be Social Security’s likely insolvency and about their children’s schooling. A few of them bitterly opined that the Democrats care little about the working class but lavish the poor with federal aid. “You get more off welfare than you would at a minimum-wage job,” observed one of them. Another added, “And if you have a kid, you’re set up for life!” About an hour into the session, Anderson walked up to a whiteboard and took out a magic marker. “I’m going to write down a word, and you guys free-associate with whatever comes to mind,” she said. The first word she wrote was “Democrat.” “Young people,” one woman called out. “Liberal,” another said. Followed by: “Diverse.” “Bill Clinton.”“Change.”“Open-minded.”“Spending.”“Handouts.”“Green.”“More science-based.” When Anderson then wrote “Republican,” the outburst was immediate and vehement: “Corporate greed.”“Old.”“Middle-aged white men.” “Rich.” “Religious.” “Conservative.” “Hypocritical.” “Military retirees.” “Narrow-minded.” “Rigid.” “Not progressive.” “Polarizing.” “Stuck in their ways.” “Farmers.” Anderson concluded the group on a somewhat beseeching note. “Let’s talk about Republicans,” she said. “What if anything could they do to earn your vote?” ..........

20) Comment by jedleland - 14/02/2013

Politico "One high-profile Republican strategist, who refused to be named in order to avoid inflaming the very segments of the party he wants to silence, said there is a deliberate effort by party leaders to “marginalize the cranks, haters and bigots — there’s a lot of underbrush that has to be cleaned out.” Jindal is a party leader - the party leader in this region. is he part of this deliberate effort? he sure was quick to label his own party the 'stupid' party. But sure, an Ivy League biology grad would of course publically favor creationist-leaning legislation in his state while buffeting his resume with a national GOP in the vice grip of 'cranks, haters, and bigots' and then throw them all to the wolves the week after that cretinous coalition of creationists, cowpokes, and confederates brought the GOP to another astonishing loss. nothing calculated about that at all. (hint: he's smarter than you, and telling you what you want to hear. He doesnt acutually hang out with birthers, tea baggers, and bible thumping gay haters on his spare time - he reads difficult books, rubs shoulders with DC establishment powerbrokers, plays golf with beltway millionaires and media kingpins, and wouldnt touch the unwashed masses with a bargepole. dont be a dupe!)

21) Comment by jedleland - 14/02/2013

a wise person would take care before immediately questioning the validity of the polls, having seen how such questioning ruined careers and reputation amongst the far right troglodyte/foxnews crowd just last november. Remember the internal romney 'unskewed' polls? turned out to be pretty darn skewed. Which pollster did in fact have an accurate measure statewide and nationally? Well, PP was amongst the best, and its daily tracking poll two days before the election was right on the money, as it turns out. Same with its state predictions for the most part. its was one of the pollsters dismissed by fox and the romney crowd as being 'too 2008' and over estimating young and minority turnout, and all the res that turned out to be right. PPP is well established, well respected, and right far more often than not. thats not music to the ears of your louisiana far right 'birther and darn proud of it' cro-magnon crowd. but thats the way it is. jindal is not doing well, christie and rubio have stolen whatever little national thunder he so craves, and his statewide popularity is not high, not helped by his craven ambition, his referring to his own birther/creationist/gun nut base as 'the stupid party', his sales tax proposal, the state of higher ed, teacher resignations, and the hospice fiasco. A wise person probably wouldn’t waste their lives as an anonymous internet doofus either, for the internet is not the home of the wise. Just read my own post for proof.

22) Comment by agagent - 14/02/2013

According to a recent article in the TP Landrieu supports the Obama gun control plan. She supported second admendent rights until she was against it.

23) Comment by Whatnow - 14/02/2013

603 Louisiana voters through automated telephone interviews? In what areas? Just because some of the people polled voted for Romney in the last election doesn't prove that they were GOP. A lot of Dems voted for Romney the second go round. Are you sure you "progressives" are talking about Jindal? "Real leaders stay at home and get the job done. They don't gallivant all over creation doing everything but their job they were hired for. If his agenda was the right thing to do why did he have to hide it from the public. NONE of his major agendas were placed before the public for inspection. A real leader has a vision and also engages everyone. Your boy did none of that whatsoever. Your boy sticks in your face and dares you to say anything. We all know how that ended up for those that dared. Yeah that's a real leader alright." I thought you guys were talking about Obama.

24) Comment by DMJ - 14/02/2013

Agagent, you dunce. You think Landrieu is pro-gun control?? Here's a response I got when I wrote her asking her to support the President's gun control proposals: "My record on protecting citizens' Second Amendment rights is strong, as I voted in opposition to the 2004 assault weapons ban and in favor of restoring Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia, among other relevant votes." Step 1. Know what you're talking about. Step 2. write about it. If you mix up the order, you end up sounding stupid.

25) Comment by Mygulfbleedsforu - 14/02/2013

@agagent: would you quit pretending to know what the majority of Landrieu's constituents want, and on multiple subjects, no less? Did you see her poll numbers? lol

26) Comment by 8point6 - 14/02/2013

@agagent: Would you quit confusing my "progressive" friends with facts! They are whining enough today.

27) Comment by agagent - 14/02/2013

Landrieu, who has been in the senate since 1996, votes against what a majority of her constituents support: the continuing appropriations resolutions (keeps the federal spending and debt going), Obama gun control, Obamacare, abortion “rights,” the “Dream Act” - an attempt to legalize illegal immigrants, higher taxes but supported extension of tax cuts in 2010, federal bailouts to states and cities, and the 2009 federal stimulus, to name a few issues.

28) Comment by agagent - 14/02/2013

Let's elect someone with the Obama formula for growing government, debt, and dependence on government.

29) Comment by agagent - 14/02/2013

That’s right, Jindal deserves that low favorability rating because of the 7.8% unemployment (real unemployment above 10% if you count no longer looking for work), millions left the labor force because they could not find a job, millions added to food stamp rolls, and he added $6 trillion to the debt. Wait a minute, that was not Jindal, it was Obama. Louisiana’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.5% and Louisiana balanced its budget. Some people prefer run away spending and debt, the corruption of taxpayer money going to cronies and supporters, trillion dollar-plus annual deficits, and a looming $16.5 trillion national debt.

30) Comment by Stephen - 14/02/2013

Like I said months ago, Jindal will get trounced the next time he faces the voters in Louisiana. I frequently meet Republicans that are repelled by him.

31) Comment by Lannonmac - 14/02/2013

Well, I guess misery loves company and it cheers me up a bit to see that 63% of Louisiana shares my “unfavorable” opinion of Gov. Jindal. Unfortunately it is too little, too late, because he has been re-elected and the State Legislature lacks the intestinal fortitude to block his agenda. All we can hope at this point is that the next Gov. will have the political will to fix what Gov. Bobby messed up.

32) Comment by Bouncer - 14/02/2013

Here's a statement Jindal made in response to Obama's State of the Union address: "With four more years in office, he needs to step up to the plate and do the job he was elected to do." I have three words for Jindal: Pot. Kettle. Black.

33) Comment by Mygulfbleedsforu - 14/02/2013

LOL! Some of these comments...

34) Comment by The Realist - 14/02/2013

LOL repubs back to the ole game of blaming the polls and saying they are biased if they dont agree with their views.....I'm sure Rove, Morris and Fox will get right on this ....... Didnt you silly repubs learn anything last election?????

35) Comment by crazycajun - 14/02/2013

Tommy, real leaders stay at home and get the job done. They don't gallivant all over creation doing everything but their job they were hired for. If his agenda was the right thing to do why did he have to hide it from the public. NONE of his major agendas were placed before the public for inspection.A real leader has a vision and also engages everyone. Your boy did none of that whatsoever. Your boy sticks in your face and dares you to say anything. We all know how that ended up for those that dared. Yeah that's a real leader alright. As even his own party members have come to be stabbed in the back and lied t. Wait until he comes after you. He already has and you're not even aware of it. When you do, you'll be singing a different song. LOL

36) Comment by Traveler - 14/02/2013

Poor Mr. Jindal. The latest issue of Time magazine (February 13, 2013) now names Marco Rubio (senator from Florida) as "The Republican Savior." It would appear that Mr. Jindal's backers (and his political party) have no further need for Louisiana's lame-duck governor, since he has served his purposes. If he was hoping for a future political boost from them, he is likely to be disappointed.

37) Comment by DMJ - 14/02/2013

How could this poll be biased? It's asking which candidate people (mostly Republicans) would prefer to vote for. Republicans have devolved into such whiners. You don't like the poll so you cry bias? Lame.

38) Comment by TommyRucker - 14/02/2013

A poll conducted by Democrats and progressives-WOW!!! These are the very people with their principles that have gotten us into the mess we are in. We need to continue to follow their ideas, etc. like we need a hole in the head.

39) Comment by TommyRucker - 14/02/2013

If these polls show anything, they show that the people do not have the courage, nor the convictions to do the right thing and are looking for 'soothers' rather than real leaders. Real leaders do what is best for the common good regardless of what might happen to their political careers and Jindal is such a man. Unfortunately this poll at least reflects an inability of many people to really see a REAL leader when one is right in front of them but then that is the characteristic of modern America and we continue to experience the negative consequences of such characteristics and values. Hopefully we can bottom out soon and start to recover but we are not there yet.

40) Comment by crazycajun - 14/02/2013

For five years now those of you that comment often have read my tirades and warnings about L'il booby. I guess I wasn't very far off about L'il booby after all. I just wish people would have caught on sooner. I have to give credit where credits due though. L'il booby did a very good job of hiding his true intentions from the people. Through lies, distortion and just plain leaving out the most important part of what he really wanted, he was able to fool the vast majority of people. I want a governor with a real vision for Louisiana. Not a mouthpiece for a political party. Not someone without an ounce of vision but has to follow a playbook "ALEC" put together by outside interest. My state, Louisiana, is unique in every way. I'm proud of that. Sure we have our own set of problems.every state does. But it's not something we can't correct. Why do we have to be subjected to this outside influence? You look at how many influential positions L'il booby has filled with people not from Louisiana. Maybe some of you want to be just another cookie cutter state but that's not for me thank you. I;m proud to be a Louisianian and will fight with every thing in me when someone want's me to be like some else. Thank you.

41) Comment by swinham - 14/02/2013

Governor Jindal apparently believes his image in Louisiana is less important than his national image since his aspirations lie there. But, if he was taking note, he should realize that, even with his water-grab and other signs of nervousness, Senator Rubio clearly out-performed him after this year's State of the Union Address. Even if they ignore polls like this and local media, If the national purveyors of conservatism also begin to simply ignore Jindal, it will be all over for him.

42) Comment by Bouncer - 14/02/2013

Thirty-seven percent approval? I think that's wildly inflated. And I'm not even a Democrat.

43) Comment by spqr - 14/02/2013

Postscript, you said it all. Nice job.

44) Comment by postscript56 - 14/02/2013

Doesn't matter who conducted the poll, The numbers may not be so stark if the poll was conducted by a conservative group, but anyone who watches these things knows Bobby's popularity is at its lowest point ever. Not that he cares. But that's his huge mistake. Can't get elected president with such poor numbers in your home state and no relations with local media. Yes I know conservatives hate the media when they can't control the message, but winning a presidential election requires at least some good relations with that awful liberal media. Bobby doesn't have it and at this point probably can't ever get it.

45) Comment by gary - 14/02/2013

Whatnow: the nerve quoting a poll that was conducted by Democrat/progressive leaning polling group. Kinda like quoting from the Washingtontimes....nuff said.

46) Comment by Whatnow - 13/02/2013

The poll, conducted by North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling, which conducts poll for Democrats and progressives...nuff said.