How low can you go? The Chicago Tribune reports that Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s job approval among Chicagoans has fallen to its lowest level since he took office, a mighty 27%:
The mayor’s job approval is down by nearly half from a poll conducted in March 2015, when Emanuel was locked in a runoff election with Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. At that time, 52 percent of voters approved of Emanuel’s job performance while 33 percent disapproved. The mayor’s previous low job-approval rating was 35 percent in August 2014, as he prepared his re-election bid.
A year ago, Emanuel was able to boost his approval rating after spending millions of dollars airing a steady stream of TV ads designed to rehabilitate his political image. The success was thanks in large part to African-Americans coming back around. In August 2014, only 26 percent of black voters approved of the mayor’s job performance, but that number jumped to 51 percent during the campaign. Now, in the aftermath of the McDonald shooting, only 20 percent of African-American voters approve of Emanuel’s leadership while a record 71 percent disapproved.
Among Hispanic voters, two-thirds said they don’t like the job Emanuel is doing, while only 23 percent approve. A majority of white voters — 55 percent — also aren’t satisfied with his job performance, while 37 percent approve. Those approval numbers from both groups are record lows for Emanuel in Tribune polling.
Underlying that deep public disapproval is a widespread lack of trust in Emanuel, the poll found.
Overall, 59 percent of city voters said they viewed Emanuel as not honest and trustworthy, including 64 percent of Hispanics, 63 percent of African Americans and 51 percent of whites. Only 27 percent of city voters said they considered the mayor to be honest and trustworthy.
Low as that is it doesn’t really threaten his job yet. For that I think it will need to go into single digits. He still has a couple of years.
One wonders who the 27% are and what their reasons are.
They are hard core Dems and nothing would change their minds. Not surprising really. Hillary Clinton should be prosecuted, but it won’t stop her supporters either.