D.C. Mayor Bowser’s approval rating drops, Post-Schar School poll finds

Published by Gary on May 13, 2024

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By Michael Brice-Saddler, Meagan Flynn

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Emily Guskin

Updated May 13, 2024 at 2:02 p.m. EDT|Published May 13, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EDT

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s approval rating has dropped below a majority for the first time in her nine-year tenure, a Washington Post-Schar School poll finds, as residents give her negative marks for her efforts to reduce crime while growing increasingly critical of her handling of other major issues, such as addressing homelessness and improving the city’s public schools.

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Fewer thanhalf of D.C. residents — 46 percent — say they approve of Bowser’s overall job performance, a decrease from 58 percent in a 2022 Washington Post poll and 67 percent in both 2019 and 2017. And even though Bowser (D) sailed to reelection in 2022, nearly half (48 percent) of residents say they do not approve of her performance, compared with 37 percent two years ago, reflective of an uneasy electorate as the mayor seeks to carry out banner third-term goals that include boosting D.C.’s population by thousands, particularly downtown.

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