Gov. Dannel Malloy has one of the worst approval ratings among U.S. governors in a poll conducted by Public Policy Polling, according to the New Haven Register.
A statement released by the organization shows that 33 percent of voters approved of him while 51 percent of voters disapproved. Only North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue, Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania had worse ratings.
Only 52 percent of Democrats, 25 percent of Independents and 15 percent of Republicans approve of the job Malloy has been doing since elected into office.
Malloy advisor Roy Occhiogrosso told the Register that the governor "always tries to do what he thinks is in the best interests of the people of Connecticut" despite his approval rating.
. Forty-four percent of voters approved of his performance, while 45 percent of voters disapproved. This poll gave him the highest approval rating in a Quinnpiac poll since taking office in January 2011.
Personally, I voted for Foley for Governor and everything I read about Malloy is disappointing. He made lots of promises. Has he delivered on any of them? That is a real question, as I follow national and local politics more than I do state. (Shame on me, but I think it's because I dislike the Courant and the Register, the only ones available in my area.)
What an outright lie!!! Malloy has done nothing of the sort. He has only done things that benefit selected groups within his political party. If he actually cared about the people of CT as a whole and was trying to do what was in our best interest he would have never signed the largest tax increase in state history, he would have promoted policies that actually help to grow the economy, not those that continue to hurt the economy! CT is one of the most business unfriendly states in the country with a ranking of 44th (first link below), has the highest tax burden in the country and is considered the worst state to retire to (second link), and according to the Institute for Truth in Accounting is in the "worst financial position of all 50 states" (last link). Malloy is arguably the worst Governor we have had in decades! http://www.cnbc.com/id/46413845 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pf_article_113611.html http://truthinaccounting.org/state-of-states/2010_statereport_connecticut.pdf
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pittsburgh-reinvents-itself-hollywood-film-094000471.html
http://www.alec.org/docs/RSPS_5th_Edition.pdf
I also heard from another source that he was not a good student but had connections with some far left people including educational people that got him into these schools. Also from a source I cannot divulge.
As for movin', easier said than done, for me anyway. But, check out page 3 of the report I linked to in my previous post. As you'll note, CT is in the bottom 10 states for population loss. Meaning, people who can afford to are moving from the state. Now, Patrick, keep in mind that these are the same people who can afford all these higher taxes imposed upon us by the Dems. They are, however, taking their money and spending it in another state, essentially helping that state's economy, not ours. The government will never help to grow the economy, and if you have an understanding of free-market capitalism, then you'll know this fact. Only the private sector can grow the economy, and unfortunately the Democrats in this state have made it extremely difficult for that to happen. So, CT will continue to limp along, as people who actually have the money to pay the high cost of living here (taxes being a huge contributor) flee the state, while the Democrats continue to raise taxes to make up for the lost revenue, and the cycle will continue, until CT looks like Detroit! The only way to keep this from happening is to lower taxes and make it easier for companies to do business here. That starts with voting every single Democrat out of office!