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The Senate minority leader had a lower overall approval rating than Kamala Harris, Anthony Fauci, and Joe Biden.Former President Trump continues to call for McConnell to be ousted as Senate Republican leader.
A new Gallup poll has found that just 52% of Republicans disapprove of the job that Mitch McConnell is doing as Senate minority leader as former President Donald Trump continues to call for the Kentucky Republican’s ouster.
Meanwhile, 46% of Republicans say they approve of McConnell a dismal approval rating in comparison to the 71% approval rating by the same group for his counterpart in the other chamber, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
The poll asked voters about 11 major political figures, which included President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, congressional leaders, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
Roberts had the highest job approval rating out of all of the figures polled, with 60% overall including 57% of Republicans and 55% of Democrats while McConnell had the lowest: 34% overall.
McConnell also fared poorly in comparison to other congressional leaders; 40% of voters overall said they approved of the job done by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, while 44% said the same of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. McCarthy’s overall approval was 46%.
McConnell’s approval among Republicans, interestingly, is slightly better according to Gallup than in other polls. A recent The Economist/YouGov poll registered McConnell’s Republican approval at just 31%, while a Morning Consult/POLITICO poll found that 40% of Republicans approve of the…
