Gov. John Bel Edwards is highest-ranked Democratic governor in new national poll [View all]
Mid-way through his first term, Gov. John Bel Edwards remains favorable among more than half of the state's voting population, according to findings of a new national poll released this week.
Morning Consult, a media and technology company that regularly ranks governors based on polling in all 50 states, found in its latest survey that Edwards is tied for the 14th most favorable ranking with Georgia's Republican Gov. Nathan Deal.
Fifty-six percent of respondents rated Edwards favorably, while 27 percent had an unfavorable view of the first-term governor. Eighteen percent were undecided.
The latest favorability poll comes just over two years since Edwards, the only governor in the Deep South who is a Democrat, took the oath of office in January 2016. He is the most favorably ranked Democrat in the latest survey's findings.
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