Daniels' approval rating drops

By The Associated Pressand The Indianapolis Star

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels' approval rating has dropped to 37 percent as many Indiana residents object to the pace of change in state government during his first 14 months in office, according to an Indianapolis Star poll.

The newspaper surveyed 501 Indiana residents statewide last week. The results, published yesterday, found overwhelming disapproval of one of the biggest changes Daniels has pursued: the $3.85 billion lease of the Indiana Toll Road to an Australian-Spanish consortium to raise money for highway projects. Only 30 percent of those polled said they thought the lease was a good idea; 60 percent called it a bad idea.

The governor's approval rating has eroded by about a third from the 55 percent approval he had in March 2005, two months after taking office.

Read more on the Governor's poll numbers, his failed leadership, and his misplaced agenda for Indiana at the Courier - Journal.com