New poll reveals what voters really think of America's most powerful teachers union
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An October poll found only 37 percent of registered voters have a favorable view.
Corey DeAngelis is a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children.
Republicans and independents are particularly unimpressed with the CTU, now reporting net favorability levels of -52 and -20, respectively. And voters of all political backgrounds say the CTU has "too much influence over the City of Chicago." But even 40 percent of Chicago Democrats say CTU has "too much influence," with 28 percent reporting the "about the right amount of influence," and only 14 percent indicating "too little influence."
In Chicago, voters have clearly reached a breaking point. Since the last poll, it was revealed in September that CTU president Stacy Davis Gates chose to enroll her child in a private school after she called school choice racist just last year. The latest poll showed that nearly half of Chicago voters now know that Ms. Gates sends her son to a private school – and they aren’t happy.
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