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Otter has 47% approval rating

A new poll released this week puts Gov. Butch Otter’s job approval rating at 47 percent, with 39 percent disapproving and 9 percent with no opinion. The poll by Idaho Politics Weekly also shows overwhelming support among Idahoans for gubernatorial term limits, with 82 percent in favor. The online news site is sponsored by Zions Bank. For the poll, Utah-based pollster Dan Jones & Associates surveyed 508 adult Idahoans between Aug. 20-31. Its top-level finding carries a margin of error of 4.35 percentage points. On Otter’s job rating, 14 percent “strongly” approved and 33 percent “somewhat” approved of his performance, while 18 percent “somewhat” disapproved and 21 percent “strongly” disapproved/ Bill Dentzer , Idaho Statesman. More here .

Question: 47 percent approve of the performance that Gov. Butch Otter has turned in; yet, 82 percent back term limits. Can someone decipher these conflicting tea leaves?


Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/09/15/3987753_poll-puts-otters-favorable-rating.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy

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