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Malloy Trailing Foley in Latest Political Poll
The newest Quinnipiac University poll gives former GOP gubernatorial hopeful Tom Foley a slight lead.
By Eileen McNamara
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is trailing his former Republican rival, Greenwich millionaire Tom Foley, in the latest political poll of likely voters from Quinnipiac University.
- Voters are split 46 - 44 percent favorable/unfavorable opinion of him
- Voters split 47 - 47 percent for Malloy's job approval rating
- Just 44 percent of voters say Malloy deserves re-election
"Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy gets a lukewarm job approval rating with as many approving as disapproving," said Douglas Schwartz, director of the Quinnipiac University poll. "Since he has been governor, he has struggled with tepid job approval ratings, never rising above 50 percent. So it is not surprising that in our first poll on the 2014 gubernatorial election, 'Mid-40s Malloy' runs neck and neck with his 2010 opponent, Tom Foley. Foley gave him a run for his money in 2010, losing by less than one percentage point.
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