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Poll: Third-most disliked Republican is … Paul Ryan?

Democrats are winning the messaging war on Rep. Paul Ryan’s bid to overhaul Medicare, with a new Bloomberg poll finding 57 percent of Americans believe they would be worse off under his plan.

Only 34 percent said they would be better off if Congress replaced “traditional Medicare” with a program to purchase private insurance with government subsidies, as Ryan has proposed.

The poll also found Ryan is now the nation’s third most disliked Republican, with net unfavorable ratings that trail only former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. But more than half surveyed said they have no opinion of the Wisconsin Republican.

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Bloomberg did not publicly release crosstabs of their survey, so the partisan breakdown of its poll results is not known.

You don’t say.

Caiwyn on June 23, 2011 at 3:33 PM

I love Ryan. He’s my second choice after Palin. I hope he runs.

Kataklysmic on June 23, 2011 at 3:35 PM

BS – Ryan is a class act – any idiot with a brain can see that.

Oh wait – maybe some polled were Democrats?

jake-the-goose on June 23, 2011 at 3:36 PM

…with net unfavorable ratings that trail only former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Why in the h3ll do I always hear Palin is unelectable because people don’t like her but I have NEVER heard it about Newt. Now I know Newt is unelectable for several other legitimate reasons, but from what I hear from ABPers a million percent of the population dislikes Palin and the next GOP member in line is only something like 2% disliked. Guess I should actually be good with it cause it’s really that only thing they have against her…

miConsevative on June 23, 2011 at 3:36 PM

Caiwyn on June 23, 2011 at 3:33 PM

Beat me to it, number one.

Number two, just how many Republicans are that well-known these days? It says that only Gingrich and Palin are worse off than he is.

Which means that pretty much our entire Congressional leadership, including Boehner, and our entire slate of presidential contenders minus Gingrich, are doing fine.

KingGold on June 23, 2011 at 3:36 PM

Hitler thought he was winning the war too, then reality crashed down around his ears.

I wonder who will be the most hated politician when these various government programs cause the economy to finally expire.

Bishop on June 23, 2011 at 3:37 PM

What an idiotic world and people…

Schadenfreude on June 23, 2011 at 3:39 PM

… with net unfavorable ratings that trail only former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Proof that the media still has power over the weakminded.

“These are not the candidates you’re looking for.”

Tony737 on June 23, 2011 at 3:39 PM

Bishop on June 23, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Obviously………GWB

Schadenfreude on June 23, 2011 at 3:39 PM

Bloomberg poll. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

When it comes to polling, me thinks the bloom is off the berg. Especially on this one.

capejasmine on June 23, 2011 at 3:40 PM

Was this a Dem-commissioned poll or something? Where is the question about who the most disliked Dem is?

Regardless, Ryan as the 3rd most disliked is insanity. He’s not a bomb thrower…he’s one of the few actually trying to come up with solutions. God forbid THAT.

changer1701 on June 23, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Disliked Republicans? It’s been a few hours since we heard the Gospel according to Meghan McCain here.

MassVictim on June 23, 2011 at 3:42 PM

Regardless, Ryan as the 3rd most disliked is insanity. He’s not a bomb thrower.

changer1701 on June 23, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Agreed. There is no way this is not a heavily partisan polling sample at work. Palin is the most disliked Republican, with Ryan not far behind? Only if you don’t poll Republicans. I could believe one or the other from a fair sample, but not both.

Caiwyn on June 23, 2011 at 3:43 PM

In other news, when I insisted my four-year-old eat his pot roast last night, I was voted most-disliked parent.

playblu on June 23, 2011 at 3:43 PM

Bloomberg did not publicly release crosstabs of their survey, so the partisan breakdown of its poll results is not known.

You don’t say.

Caiwyn on June 23, 2011 at 3:33 PM

“57 percent of Americans”. I reckon it’s an “adults” poll, not “registered” or “likely” voters, and I’ll just assume the partisan breakdown is ridiculous because it usually is – especially if they are afraid to release the stats.

I wonder why they only asked if “will you be better off” and didn’t ask “will your children be better off” or “will the United State of America be more or less likely to survive” or even “do you favor or oppose the proposal”? A reasonable person might answer that they themselves might not be better off, but it needs to be done anyway.

forest on June 23, 2011 at 3:44 PM

playblu on June 23, 2011 at 3:43 PM

I love that! LOL

capejasmine on June 23, 2011 at 3:46 PM

Why in the h3ll do I always hear Palin is unelectable because people don’t like her but I have NEVER heard it about Newt.

miConsevative on June 23, 2011 at 3:36 PM

Because outside of the Gingrich family, nobody thinks Newt has a chance. Unlike Sarah Palin, who lots of people (mistakenly or otherwise) think has a chance.

JohnGalt23 on June 23, 2011 at 3:47 PM

well, I am convinced.
We should raise taxes and seize the wealth of the rich. And by rich, I mean state employee union pensions.

joeindc44 on June 23, 2011 at 3:51 PM

Was this a Dem-commissioned poll or something? Where is the question about who the most disliked Dem is?

Regardless, Ryan as the 3rd most disliked is insanity. He’s not a bomb thrower…he’s one of the few actually trying to come up with solutions. God forbid THAT.

changer1701 on June 23, 2011 at 3:41 PM

Funny, huh?

Fallon on June 23, 2011 at 3:52 PM

The libs/media have seen their path to victory with what they’ve done to Palin. Conservatives who have capitulated, indulged in their slander and chosen not to stand with her, they’re gonna do it to your guy/gal next… and next, and next. You were warned.

The Mega Independent on June 23, 2011 at 3:52 PM

Only one explanation: truth hurts.

Count to 10 on June 23, 2011 at 3:55 PM

Yet, for some reason, a near majority want him to run for president(48 for 40 against), including 57% of the beloved independents.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/05/27/rel9a.pdf

cpaulus on June 23, 2011 at 3:56 PM

… he’s one of the few actually trying to come up with solutions. – Changer1701

Well that’s WHY they hate him.

If you were a cockroach and you saw an exterminator coming your way, you’d hate him too! haha

Tony737 on June 23, 2011 at 3:56 PM

Let me get this straight

1) We don’t know the breakdown of the poll
2) Over half of the people don’t have an opinion of him

But yet we are supposed to take this poll as valid why exactly?

gophergirl on June 23, 2011 at 3:59 PM

Gingrich: ‘Strategic Blunder’ for Palin to Mock Obama as ‘Community Organizer’

who’s the idiot?

http://spectator.org/blog/2011/06/23/gingrich-strategic-blunder-for#

idesign on June 23, 2011 at 4:00 PM

Well, if that’s the case, it’s time for the GOP to perform its patented act of tossing him overboard once the media sets its eyes on him. We can’t stick up for our own, that’d be non-bi-partisan.

joeindc44 on June 23, 2011 at 4:00 PM

2) Over half of the people don’t have an opinion of him

gophergirl on June 23, 2011 at 3:59 PM

Nice catch.

Caiwyn on June 23, 2011 at 4:04 PM

~~Proof that the media still has power over the weakminded.~~

“These are not the candidates you’re looking for.”

Tony737 on June 23, 2011 at 3:39 PM

Yeah, it’s amazing what getting personally demonized by the President and the media can do to a thoroughly decent guy who is actually trying to solve problems. And just for good measure throw in a few ads of Ryan throwing grandma over the cliff and you can win the debate without ever having to provide a plan of your own.

The President has no budget (can’t score a speech) and no plan for Medicare, yet he has cynically made the decision to demonize Ryan. Whatever it is, it sure ain’t leadership.

JohnInCA on June 23, 2011 at 4:06 PM

JohnInCA on June 23, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Epic post fail. UUUUUHHHHHH.

JohnInCA on June 23, 2011 at 4:07 PM

Polling 100% dems, maybe. Ryan is a rising star.

carbon_footprint on June 23, 2011 at 4:08 PM

Notice the video in the sidebar of this article: “Ryan heckled at town hall.” It’s that same MSNBC video of a single person trying to stir up crap at a townhall in which he was actually well received, which MSNBC tries to misrepresent as “Backlash!”

Between that, the lack of crosstabs, and the fact that more than half of the respondents had no opinion on Ryan, this is really nothing more than a hit piece.

Caiwyn on June 23, 2011 at 4:09 PM

with a new Bloomberg poll finding 57 percent of Americans believe they would be worse off under his plan.

What about what’s best for the country?

toenail on June 23, 2011 at 4:11 PM

Yeah, this doesn’t sound like BS at all…

d1carter on June 23, 2011 at 4:14 PM

How does Gingrich get the #2 ranking for most disliked Republican? He has been out of office since the 1990s and aside from his one week campaign launch, has been a relative obscure figure on the political scene.

I call shenanigans.

Outlander on June 23, 2011 at 4:14 PM

57 percent of Americans believe they would be worse off under his plan.

Well, in one sense, they’re right, as benefits will eventually be reduced.

However, they’ll be a LOT worse off if the country doesn’t reform entitlements and ends up on the *ss-end of a debt crisis.

The choices are not ideal but one is far better than the other.

Missy on June 23, 2011 at 4:16 PM

Bloomberg: In a dramatic display of liberal manipulation, a new study shows that the most disliked Republican is actually a tie between all Republicans.

You heard it here first America!

hisfrogness on June 23, 2011 at 4:19 PM

Bloomberg did not publicly release crosstabs of their survey, so the partisan breakdown of its poll results is not known.

Of course the partisan breakdown is “known,” dumbass. Bloomberg and Politico are just LYING about it.

But, frankly, they’re not lying all that well. Is there really somebody who doesn’t know this is the same group of “Americans” who desperately want Huntsman to run against Obama?

logis on June 23, 2011 at 4:26 PM

http://www.cafepress.com/TVConservative.548549543

idesign on June 23, 2011 at 4:29 PM

The poll found that 40 percent of Americans believe President Barack Obama has a better vision for the nation’s economic future, while 37 percent said Republicans do. More than half — 51 percent — said “we should see” how the national health care law works, while 35 percent want it repealed.

As far as the relevance of the poll, that paragraph told me all I need to know.

DLEW on June 23, 2011 at 4:36 PM