What, Me Worry?

Everything’s just fine in Deval World!

Governor Deval Patrick dismissed poll results showing most voters disapprove of his handling of the job.

“We don’t govern by polls,” Patrick said following a groundbreaking event in Lowell yesterday. “We’re focused on getting the job done right now and governing for the long term.”

But considering the results of yesterday’s Suffolk University/7 News survey, there may not be a second term. The poll of 600 registered voters found that 51 percent disapprove of his performance and 55 percent say someone else deserves a turn at the top job.

Patrick expressed frustration over a poll question that revealed a majority of respondents believe he has mishandled the state’s economy.

UPDATE: More from the Herald, the Globe, Holly Robichaud and Howie Carr.

SECOND UPDATE: More from Red Mass Group, AP and the New York Observer.

THIRD UPDATE: From Red Mass Group.

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