Look, we’re no fans of Nancy Pelosi (secret aside: we think she’s terrible in general, and perhaps even worse as Speaker of the House), but the new poll about her abysmal approval ratings is kind of a farce.
See, apparently Matt Drudge stumbled across a story in The Hill today that’s all about Pelosi’s numbers in California.
We’ll save you some time and cut to the chase: they’re not good. In fact, according to the Field Research Corporation poll, her approval rating is just 34 percent among Californians.
The study, conducted by the Field Research Corportation, also showed that 44 percent of respondents disapproved of her job performance while 22 percent held no opinion. In the organization’s last poll in March, 48 percent of respondents approved of Pelosi’s job performance while 35 percent disapproved.
Democrats approved of Pelosi’s performance as leader by a count of 51-23, with 26 percent expressing no opinion. Republicans overwhelmingly disapproved of her performance: 7 percent approved, 79 percent disapproved and 14 percent said they held no opinion.
Now we love a poll that confirms everything we believe — especially when it shows that other people hate what we hate — but this poll…it means absolutely nothing. See, Nancy Pelosi isn’t elected by the people of California; she’s elected by the people of California’s 8th Congressional District — a tiny commune so gay that, well, Nancy Pelosi can even get elected there.
In other words, Pelosi’s approval rating in California means about as much as Barack Obama’s approval rating in Iran…or George W. Bush’s approval rating on Mars. It means nothing.
So chill out, Matt Drudge. And while we’re at it, chill out The Hill and chill out, Politico. With the possible exception of Matt Drudge, you’re all smarter than this.
