Who is the most popular Governor in the nation? You know it’s Dennis Daugaard.

Pat Powers

Who is the most popular Governor in the nation? You know it’s Dennis Daugaard.

From the Inside Gov Website:

Before those elections take place, though, InsideGov, a political research site powered by Graphiq, decided to identify the most popular U.S. governors. To do this, the analysts used polling data from MorningConsult, a nonpartisan digital media research company.

MorningConsult surveyed more than 71,900 voters in all 50 states between May and September 2016. Governors are ranked in ascending order by their net approval rating.* In the case of ties, governors are sorted by their approval rating. Approval ratings are only one metric to evaluate a governor, but they can be a useful indicator of a governor’s success.

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14 thoughts on “Who is the most popular Governor in the nation? You know it’s Dennis Daugaard.”

  1. To quote the famous Pat Powers “Meh!”

    Don’t know any conservatives who like him.

    1. Thank you for your comment as it is comforting to me. Your band which you call “conservative” who doesn’t like Governor Daaguard is obviously quite small and outside any definition of mainstream South Dakota conservative Republican.

      Congrats Governor. After 6+ years as our Governor, it is obvious the vast majority of South Dakotans appreciate the job you have done for the citizens of our state. We are better and our future is brighter thanks to your leadership.

      2. I doubt the governor has a clue who you are, and so thanking him is onl;y for the benefit of the author . I think the APA calls it, celebrity by proxy…an inconsequential person latching on to a celebrity in an imagined fantasy hoping that a bit of the limelight filters through.

        it doesn’t.

    2. I guess central committee members were in the minority then when they overthrew the state GOP chair?

      Sometime it would be interesting to see how popular he is among just republican primary voters and not he entire state.

  3. It does show how marginalized the kooky R fringe and whiney Dems are. They make a lot of noise but don’t reflect mainstream SD. Thankfully.

  4. It’d be interesting to see his approval rating after this past legislative session, though

  5. I agree, Platonic. He vetoed bills last session that had majority in both the House and Senate, we were curious as to why. Anyway, he has been a governor we supported and are happy to see him be recognized for a job mostly well done.

  6. 10 Most Popular Ice Cream Flavors

    Vanilla, 29%
    Chocolate, 8.9%
    Butter pecan, 5.3%
    Strawberry, 5.3%
    Neapolitan, 4.2%
    Chocolate chip, 3.9%
    French vanilla, 3.8%
    Cookies and cream, 3.6%
    Vanilla fudge ripple, 2.6%
    Praline pecan, 1.7%

    Coincidence?

  7. Daugaard has been virtually at war with traditional conservative Republicans since he took office.

    Not sure what “conservatives” Mr Jones associate with or “conservative” political ideology he supposedly prescribes to, but Governor Daugaard has shown he specifically does not support the traditional conservative values of the GOP.

    Governor Daugaard has only supported candidates like Senators Peters and Tidemann who are know prochoice, pro gun control, and larger government supporting politicians.

    2. Even if 100% of the people who “disapprove” of the job he has done are Republicans (which we know isn’t the case but I’ll play your game, there are two Republicans who approve.

      But, since we know that since the Governor has continued to keep SD in the top 10 most pro-life states, top 10 in lowest per capital taxation, and top 10 in pro-business/anti-regulation environment, it is the Democrats who fill out the bulk of that “disapproval” amount which means the “traditional conservatives*” you site are a tiny percentage of South Dakota’s Republicans and aren’t the true conservatives.

      * These are the same people who don’t think John Thune or Kristi Nom isn’t conservative either.

  8. Anonymous 9:39 a.m.: “I doubt the governor has a clue who you are, and so thanking him is onl;y for the benefit of the author .” It is unimportant to me if the Governor knows who I am or even sees my message. But, it is good for me to have a grateful heart and express gratitude openly and without reservation. So, again, my hat off to you Governor and thank you for a job very well done.

    Anonymous 9:39 a.m.: “I think the APA calls it, celebrity by proxy…an inconsequential person latching on to a celebrity in an imagined fantasy hoping that a bit of the limelight filters through.” I may have many delusions but what you suggest is not one of them.

    What does the APA say about someone who psycho-analyzes someone they have never met and is unwilling to disclose their identity so they might be under the same scrutiny they do to others? Just curious if it is a pathology or just simple cowardice.

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