Katrina: Barbour Up, Blanco Down By James Joyner

by John Hawkins | September 22, 2005 6:31 am

A SurveyUSA poll of all the state governors reveals that all of the governors whose states were directly hit by Hurricane Katrina had a major boom in job approval compared with the previous month, with the notable exception of Louisiana’s Kathleen Blanco.

Haley Barbour (R, Mississippi) +26
Bob Riley (R, Alabama) +21
Mike Easley (D, North Carolina) +19
Sonny Perdue (R, Georgia) +18
Rick Perry (R, Texas) +17
Kathleen Blanco (D, Louisiana) -22
The gap between Barbour and Blanco, who lead the states most devastated by Katrina, could scarely be more stark.

Source: 50 State Governor Approval 0905 Sorted by Net Approval[1]

Via Taegan Goddard[2]

This content was used with the permission of Outside The Beltway[3].

Endnotes:
  1. 50 State Governor Approval 0905 Sorted by Net Approval: http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2005/50StateGovernorApproval0905SortedbyNetApproval.htm
  2. Taegan Goddard: http://politicalwire.com/archives/2005/09/20/barbour_soars_blanco_plummets.html
  3. Outside The Beltway: http://outsidethebeltway.com/

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