South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has to pick someone to replace Jim DeMint as a senator from that state. A lot of people want it to be Stephen Colbert…
Nikki Haley is one of the most unpopular Governors in the country. Only 42% of voters approve of the job she's doing to 49% who disapprove. Out of 43 sitting Governors PPP has polled on, that ranks her 35th in popularity.
Haley has pretty solid numbers within her own party. 70% of Republicans approve of the job she's doing to 22% who disapprove. But with Democrats (15/78 approval) and independents (28/57) her numbers are pretty woeful.
There is a path back to popularity for Haley though: appointing Stephen Colbert to replace Jim DeMint in the Senate. Colbert tops the wish list of who South Carolina voters would like to see join that body at 20%, followed by Tim Scott at 15%, Trey Gowdy at 14%, Jenny Sanford at 11%, Henry McMaster and Mark Sanford at 8%, Jeff Duncan and Joe Wilson at 5%, and Mick Mulvaney at 4%.
Of course, Haley probably wouldn't still have a 70% approval rating within her own party if she handed the seat over to someone of a different political persuasion. I don't know if Dr. Colbert is a Democrat or an Independent but I'm guessing he's not a Republican and he sure wouldn't vote like DeMint. Still, it would be a lot of fun…