Kemi Badenoch’s first approval ratings as Tory leader worse than Sunak and Johnson

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1. >Badenoch’s net approvals show that she has divided voters, with 20% approving of her and 25% disapproving. 

   She has a real problem that the average voter is going to have no real idea who she is, 55% of people didn’t given an opinion on her. She is really going to struggle with this because Farage is going to take so much of the opposition spotlight.

2. She literally hasn’t had a chance to do anything yet. What are people expecting?

3. > Kemi Badenoch’s personal approval ratings at the start of her Tory leadership are worse than those recorded by Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson at the start of their reigns, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer.

   Remember when news was interesting? Who cares about opinion polls. The most over reported shite at the moment.

4. the uncomfortable truth is that politicians of all stripes are crashingly unpopular right now. nobody seems to have a unifying vision or sound plan to deal with the many many issues and problems we face

5. Today Johnson, tomorrow Truss…

   Next month… the devil!

6. Cleverly may have inadvertently boosted his chances of becoming Tory leader by being beaten by Jennrick and Badenoch. Baddenoch will be voted out by her MPs within three years. Cleverly, having refused to join the Shadow Cabinet, will be in a good position for the next leadership election.

7. When her entire brand is built off of some edgy comments, it’s no surprise when her official policy is just reactionist drivel to whatever plans Starmer has.

   Her first PMQs was a vile attempt at creating a rift with the incoming US government, *just* when our country doesn’t need it. Even Farage has offered to help with buttering up the new incumbents. Kemi just wants to shit on it all and hope they make Starmer’s life a misery so that she can point this out and make gains with the facile UK electorate.

8. Erm, how do I say this, there’s a subset of Tory and Reform voters/supporters who won’t like her because of her ethnicity.

9. Tbh I’m getting sick of these what feels like daily popularity articles

   Its almost like they devalue themselves being released so often, and for what ultimate purposes?

   Less is more folks folks

10. I’m still full to the brim of Tory bullshit from the last decade. Four or five years of them shutting up will be grand, thanks.

11. Of course they are. Her starting point was getting massacred in an election. She only won the leadership contest because Tom Cleverley somehow managed to take a steaming dump into his own mouth. Then, instead of honest self-reflection, she’s leaned into what got them massacred at the election in the first place, despite everyone who wanted that having jumped ship to reform already. Then she formed her shadow cabinet from the dregs of the dregs of the dregs.

    What has she done that would possibly make rating go up?

12. Misleading headline, as it’s at the start of their reigns not compared to their last approval ratings which would be the natural assumption 

13. Why would the tories vote in a black person, they don’t like black people

14. I have never seen an interview where she doesn’t come across as angry and condescending.

    Absolutely awful pick for leader – what were they thinking?

15. Meet the new boss….same as the old boss.

    I can see Reform making serious inroads into both disenfranchised Labour and Tory voters.

16. What did you expect, from a self-confessed criminal? If she hacked that website, my name is Mr. Robot.

17. Kemi won’t be leading the Tories come 2029 anyway so it won’t matter

18. She pissed of working mothers, LGBTQ+, ethnic minorities, immigrants, feminists and everyone in between. Is it any wonder her approval ratings are so low.

19. She’s from my brief exposure in the news a generally abhorrent woman, so I’m not too surprised.

    And then you’ll have a distinct minority of conservative/right leaning voters who will simply hate her because of the colour of her skin.

20. The ‘average Joe’ doesn’t want to go for a drink with her like Boris or Farage

21. Absolutely disastrous appointment. The tories need to be searching for a credible leader and get ready for a proper leadership contest.

    Just realised there’s multiple problems with my post: credible…. Leader…. Leadership…. Contest.

22. Just sending out a message of really poor business as usual with her opposition cabinet choices. Absolutely no faith in this lineup as an alternative to anything.

23. We know why. But I’m happy she’s leader because the Tories won’t get back in power.

    Shame about Starmer being PM but I’d take him over a full fat Tory.

24. How hard is it for reform to make any real challenge given FPTP?

25. Opinion poll in the observer doesn’t like the tory leader, also in the same issue, fish like water, fire hot.

26. I put serious thought into putting in a cheeky bet that the Lib Dems were going to end up in opposition this year, and I wasn’t off by much.

27. This story is from the Guardian, they are probably still upset that she is a black woman – they can’t use racism or being a woman in any story with her.

28. Of course she’s doing worse. She’s the wrong colour for a lot of these Tories.

29. Tory voters are unified on one topic and one topic only: less taxes. Whoever and however anyone delivers it gets the vote.

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