A new poll commissioned by the Yankee Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank in Hartford, has found that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's approval rating has slipped to 42 percent, down from 50 percent in February, the institute said in a press release Tuesday.
Also, the institute's press release said that the poll shows "a majority of voters say they would not vote to re-elect him in the wake of the legislative session that saw passage of the largest tax increase in state history."
Malloy's senior adviser, Roy Occhiogrosso, had this reaction to the Yankee Institute release about the poll's findings. "You can choose to be popular or you can choose to lead. The last two governors chose to focus on popularity, and you can see where that left Connecticut. Gov. Malloy is choosing to lead, and in making the tough decisions now, he's confident our state will be in better shape when he leaves office than it was when he took office."