Poll gives Gov. Deal fairly high mark for his work | Online Athens

ATLANTA — The final day of the legislative session ended on a high note for Gov. Nathan Deal and lawmakers Thursday as a poll showed support, though not overwhelmingly so, for their efforts.

The governor’s job approval ranked at 59 percent, and the legislature’s at 42 percent in a survey of 552 voters conducted Monday and Tuesday for Morris News Service and Fox5 by OpinionSavvy. It has a 4.1 percent margin of error.

Deal received disapproval from 34 percent of poll participants, and 40 percent of them gave a negative rating to the General Assembly.

“This is Deal’s highest approval rating since 2012 and is evidence that his business-like approach to running state government is one that the pubic recognizes and appears to appreciate,” said pollster Matt Towery, founder of InsiderAdvantage and a veteran political analyst.

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