By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--April 19, 2017
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Amid the collapse of the Affordable Care Act repeal in the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan's image is taking a hit -- 39% of Americans have a favorable opinion of the House speaker, down nine percentage points from November. Ryan's unfavorable rating has increased 12 points, and his image is more negative than positive for the first time since Gallup first asked about him in 2012.By any measure, that's a pretty severe drop - especially for a guy who has always enjoyed strong polling. As I said before, most of the media is blaming the fall on his bill's failure to pass. I disagree. I submit that the damage is due to the quality of the bill he put forward, the ridiculous push to get a vote, and the absurd way he handled the post-vote optics. Let's take a walk down memory lane.
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