Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University says that nearly half of Michigan's residents say they're worse off now than they were a year ago.<br />
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Governor Snyder's ratings have continued to fall since taking office. According to their latest survey, only 19.3 percent of Michigan residents feel Snyder's job performance is &quot;excellent&quot; or &quot;good,&quot; down from 44.5 percent when he came into office.<br />
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His performance numbers have fallen to below the 20 percent that Governor Granholm had when she left office.<br />
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For an article on the poll numbers and what may have caused them click on the following story link:<br />
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