National poll finds Pam Bondi, Ron DeSantis with negative approval ratings amid possible moves

DeSantis Bondi
The Governor is better known than the former Top Cop.

A new national survey from YouGov shows the next U.S. Attorney General and a man linked with potentially running the Defense Department both have room to improve their approval ratings.

The poll of 1,593 adults conducted between Dec. 8 and Dec. 10 shows that former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and Gov. Ron DeSantis are broadly popular with Republicans, but less so with independents and Democrats.

Bondi is regarded favorably by 23% of respondents and unfavorably by 24%, with 51% unsure.

Among Republicans, she enjoys a 43% approval rating against 11% disapproval. Meanwhile, just 8% of Democrats approve of her, while 41% of them disapprove.

She’s at -1 with independents, with 20% approval against 21% disapproval.

Bondi was President-elect Donald Trump’s second choice as Attorney General. Trump nominated Bondi after now-One America News Network host Matt Gaetz’s bid for the top lawyer gig collapsed amid questions about his ability to be confirmed by the Senate despite Republican control of the chamber for the next two years.

DeSantis, who is better known nationally than Bondi, has been waiting in the wings amid questions about Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s past indiscretions that dogged his confirmation process. But with Republicans rallying to the former Fox News host’s defense, the second-term Florida Governor may not get a chance to be nominated.

Overall, DeSantis has 37% approval against 42% disapproval, with pronounced partisan splits. The poll found 7 out of 10 Republicans approve of him, while 16% disapprove. In contrast, just 10% of Democrats like DeSantis, with 72% disapproving of him.

Independents are split, as would be expected, with 34% approving of DeSantis and 38% disapproving.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


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  • MH/Duuuval

    December 11, 2024 at 1:42 pm

    Cue up the background music for the upcoming shark attack this weekend — will there be a love fest at the Army -Navy game or will there be blood in the water afterwards, specifically that of Dee when he encounters the Great White?

    • MH/Duuuval

      December 11, 2024 at 1:43 pm

      Bondi, without a doubt, is a Trumpette to her dying day — or so she has led Trump to believe.

  • A Day Without MAGA LaMigra

    December 11, 2024 at 2:02 pm

    What do expect from swamp trash

  • Leonard

    December 12, 2024 at 7:03 am

    The big question—will Bondi be the first Attorney General of the United States that failed the bar exam? Out of all the attorneys in America–this is the most qualified? That is an incredibly high unfavorable rating for someone not known by most of the country. The fact that only 43% of Republicans have a favorable view of her is shocking. As for DeSantis—having a 70% approval rating with Republicans means he doesn’t need the Cabinet post to be competitive in the Republican primaries in 2028.

    • Florida is Red

      December 12, 2024 at 7:07 am

      Yet Kammy was qualified to be President? What happened on her first Bar Exam? Hilarious!!!!!!

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        December 14, 2024 at 3:04 pm

        What about what about what about. You are like a what about roundabout.
        No one’s talking about Kamala Harris here, and yet you can’t get the woman off your mind.

  • MH/Duuuval

    December 12, 2024 at 1:14 pm

    Blondi’s most important qualification is that she has a record of defending and protecting Trump from the law.

    The two-tiered system of justice will become ever more obvious once DJT and his minions are in control. Of course, corporatists (fascists in training) will be glad.

    • Florida is Red

      December 12, 2024 at 3:36 pm

      Joe cutting everyone loose. Of course you are okay with that. More comedy!

  • MH/Duuuval

    December 12, 2024 at 8:39 pm

    The preponderance of persons who received pardons or commutations from Biden had their sentences commuted. They have been living on the outside due to a COVID-era program.Trump AG Barr did the vetting for those selected for the program, which allowed inmates to serve their sentences at home. By all accounts, Barr did an excellent job of selecting candidates, which resulted in such a large number of commutations.

    What’s comedic here is Marsha Blackburn trying to have the persons whose sentences were commuted sent back to prison — despite the former inmates having clean records — essentially rehabilitating themselves.

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