- June 13, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Eleven months until they may square off in a GOP primary for Arkansas Governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is viewed more favorably by voters than Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.
A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of 535 statewide voters shows that Sanders is sitting with a 43.5-41.5% favorable-unfavorable rating, while Rutledge is viewed 31% favorably to 41% unfavorably.
Q: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Sarah Huckabee Sanders?
43.5% Favorable
41.5% Unfavorable
15% Don’t Know
Q: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Leslie Rutledge?
31% Favorable
41% Unfavorable
28% Don’t Know
“Whether a candidate is viewed favorably or unfavorably is not a litmus test for the outcome of an election, but it does give us insight as to how voters are viewing these two Republican candidates – either of which would be the odds-on-favorite to win the general election if they receive the nomination,” said Roby Brock, Talk…