The Good News and the Bad News for the Gov

The latest Gonzales poll contains some good and bad news for Governor O'Malley. First the good news:

o 60% favor a special session to deal with the budget deficit; 37% think it is not needed.
o People really like the idea of voting on slots, 84% approve and only 12% disapprove of the idea.

Now, for the bad news:

o O'Malley's approval ratings are pretty anemic; 46% approve and 31% disapprove of the job he is doing as governor.
o Of those who disapprove, 61% blame his proposal to raise taxes.

More interesting factoids:

o O'Malley is far more popular among women than men; only 39% of men approve of the job he is doing compared to 53% of women.
o Western Maryland is the only region in which more disapprove of O'Malley than approve but his ratings in the critical Baltimore suburbs are only 40% approve, 27% disapprove.
o Majorities support O'Malley's proposal to raise income (58%) and corporate (59%) taxes but the income tax proposal is less popular in Montgomery even though the Washington suburbs approve of O'Malley strong than any other area besides Baltimore City.