New poll shows support for recalling Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder behind, but gaining

Public Policy Polling, 7/21-24, 593 Michigan voters, MoE 4 (March numbers in parenthesis)

Would you support or oppose recalling Rick Snyder from office before his term is up?

Oppose: 47 (49)
Support: 42 (38)
Note sure: 11 (13)

While those opposed to recall are still a plurality, support for recall is gaining. What was once a double-digit deficit is down to only five. Further, recall gained support even though Snyder's net approval actually went up to -12. In March, Snyder's net approval was -17.

Barring a more dramatic improvement in Snyder's approval rating, support for recall will continue to grow. People might be wary about holding a recall election only a few months after the previous election, but those concerns will fade with time. By early 2012, when Snyder has been an unpopular governor for over a year, I think it's safe to say those favoring recall will take the lead.

FireRickSnyder.org can continue to collect signatures all the way through late October, 180 days after the petition was approved on April 29. When they file with the Secretary of State, they need 806,522 signatures that were collected within 90 days of the date when they make the filing. While this means that some of the signatures they collected in May and June will not end up in the final total, the overall pace of gathering signatures has sharply increased.

For example, last weekend, more than 5,000 signatures were gathered in one day in Ann Arbor. Further, between 50,000 and 75,000 signatures were collected statewide in the first two weeks of July. Looking ahead, in September teachers and college students will begin circulating petitions at work and on campus.

While FireRickSnyder.org doesn't have much money, they do have a lot of volunteers. To be precise, as of Thursday night they had 5,094 volunteers, thanks in large part to the Daily Kos community. This makes them very well funded in terms of human capitol.

As the recall campaign continues to ramp up for another two months of signature gathering, they are installing a new online management system. This system will allow their 80 county captains to each personally organize their local share of those 5,094 volunteers. It costs $6,300.

FireRickSnyder.org is now on the Daily Kos Michigan Recall Fund page, so please chip in $4 today.

Source: http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/7Od_NMDpFP0/-New-poll-shows-support-for-recalling-Michigan-Gov-Rick-Snyder-behind,-butgaining

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