Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) got a spike in his approval rating that corresponded with his first week as House speaker, according to a new Economist/YouGov survey.
Before the midterms, McCarthy's approval rating was 27%, but as of Jan. 10, it had jumped to 36%, nearly even with his disapproval rating of 37%.
A majority of Republicans, 59%, approved of his performance as speaker so far, even though it had only been a few days. Only 21% disapproved.
In his first week, McCarthy led a vote to strip funding to hire 87,000 new IRS agents and launched several investigations into Democrats including President Joe Biden.
He also created a select committee on China and the threats it poses.
It was a busy week after taking 15 rounds of voting to get elected, but he seems to be toeing a pretty conservative line.