Shazam! Even Sheriff Taylor has taken a hit.
According to the latest from Raleigh's Public Policy Polling, even Andy Griffith isn't going unscathed this election year.
In PPP's Aug. 27-29 poll of 724 likely North Carolina voters, Manteo resident and Democrat Griffith had support from 44 percent compared to the 22 percent who said they had an unfavorable opinion. Compare that to June of 2008 when 56 percent had a favorable opinion of Griffith compared to 9 percent unfavorable.
The difference: PPP's Tom Jensen says it has to be Griffith's appearance in an ad touting the benefits of the new health care law adopted by Democrats. Republicans have criticized the spot as a political use of public money.
"There's not much doubt that it's Griffith's forays into politics, most recently in support of the health care bill, that are driving down his poll numbers," Jensen said.
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