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RFK Jr. Tops Favorability Ratings.

No surprise who is at the bottom

Shefali O'Hara
3 min readMay 3, 2023
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According to an Echelon Insights poll featured on The Hill today, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was topping the favorability ratings at +14 points. He rates 39%/25% favorable/unfavorable. Meanwhile, here are how other candidates fared:

  • Vivek Ramaswamy: 21/14 (+7)
  • Tim Scott: 21/20 (+1)
  • Niki Haley: 29/34 (-5)
  • Ron DeSantis: 36/45 (-9)
  • Joe Biden: 43/54 (-11)
  • Kamala Harris: 39/54 (-15)
  • Mike Pence: 35/52 (-17)
  • Donald Trump: 39/57 (-18)

From this it’s obvious — Donald Trump is the least popular presidential candidate. He is the one person, aside from Mike Pence and his own vice President, that Joe Biden can easily beat, at least in terms of popularity.

Meanwhile, among the Democrats, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a sure fire winner, at least according to the above poll. Part of that has got to be due to his name recognition. But part of it also has to do to his actual positions, many of which have broad bipartisan appeal.

I was disappointed that Marianne Williamson was not listed in the poll as she is also someone who is making strides. Despite not having the financial…

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Shefali O'Hara
Shefali O'Hara

Written by Shefali O'Hara

Cancer survivor, Christian, writer, engineer. BSEE from MIT, MSEE, and MA in history. Love nature, animals, books, art, and interesting discussions.

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