Massachusetts GOP Governor Charlie Baker Once Again Rated Most Popular Governor In America

For the third straight time this year, the Morning Consult rates Massachusetts’ GOP Governor Charlie Baker as the most popular chief executive in America. Baker’s sky-high 69% approval rating shows clear signs of bipartisan support in deep-blue Massachusetts ahead of his 2018 re-election race. As Baker continues to promote pro-growth, pro-jobs policies in the Bay State by reaching across the aisle, Massachusetts voters are taking notice and giving him high marks for his determined leadership.

Boston Magazine reports:

“Though the Patriots may be Massachusetts’ most talked-about dynasty (currently!), there’s another consistent winner in the state who has a tight grip on his no. 1 title: Gov. Charlie Baker.

Baker has once again climbed to the top of Morning Consult’s quarterly survey of governor popularity. More than 255,000 registered voters across the country weighed in from July to September, and Baker’s 69 percent approval rating earned him the top spot. The gold medal is nothing new for the governor, who found his way into the winner’s circle in every quarter except for one since the beginning of 2016. This time around, the governor edged out two fellow Republicans: Maryland’s Larry Hogan came in second, and Arkansas’ Asa Hutchinson rounded out the top three…

New England Republicans seem to have hit their stride this time around, as Vermont Gov. Phil Scott and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s popularity earned them the seventh and eighth spots on the list. The rest of the region’s leaders did not fair nearly as well… just 41 percent of respondents think positively of Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo; and Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy nearly scraped the bottom of the barrel. With a 23 percent approval rating…

Baker’s strong approval rating supports polling data which shows him with a comfortable lead ahead of next year’s gubernatorial election. Though there’s still time for a shakeup, it doesn’t look like the curtain will be closing on Baker any time soon.