Poll: Henry's Job Approval Hangs High

From www.tulsaworld.com ~ Gov. Brad Henry remains popular with Oklahomans despite his support of President Barack Obama and his positions on issues such as voter identification and official English.

In a survey of 318 likely voters by Oklahoma City-based SoonerPoll.com, two-thirds said they approve of Henry's job performance. That puts the second-term Democrat slightly ahead of the state's two U.S. senators, Republicans Jim Inhofe (62 percent) and Tom Coburn (60 percent).

The poll found that 66.3 percent of respondents say they approve of the job Henry is doing. Another 28.9 percent say they disapprove and 4.7 percent say they were neutral.

In the same poll, 83 percent said they favor requiring photo identification to vote and 86 percent said they favor making English the official language.

Last month Henry vetoed a photo ID bill, and the Republican-led Legislature is trying to circumvent Henry by taking an official English referendum directly to the voters.

The poll was conducted April 23-26 and has a margin of error of 5.5 percentage points.

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