Poll: 63 Percent of Americans Want Boehner Out as Speaker
Contrasts what some Republicans think of him
More than six in 10 Americans say Speaker John Boehner should be replaced as the top leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, a poll finds.
Fresh off a 16-day government shutdown that damaged the Republican Party in the eyes of many, 63% of adults said in the CNN/ORC International poll released Monday said Boehner, R-Ohio, should no longer wield the gavel. That compares with 30% who say Boehner should continue as speaker.
More than half of respondents, or 54%, say it's "bad for the country" that Republicans control the House, according to the CNN/ORC poll.
