Story highlights Fellow Republicans are dragging down House Speaker Paul Ryan's approval ratingsRyan is shouldering the blame for Republican legislative failures, not TrumpWashington (CNN) House Speaker Paul Ryan is the least popular person to hold that job in a very long time, according to a new poll conducted by the Pew Research Center. (Worth noting: This is not an apples to apples comparison with Ryan; the similar time period for Ryan would be February 2016.) In April 1995, 42% of people disapproved of the job Newt Gingrich was doing as Speaker. Ryan, at least personality-wise, is not anything close to the brash and unapologetic Gingrich. The answer is, in short: Lots more Republicans are unhappy about the job Ryan is doing than felt the same way about Boehner or Gingrich, or Democrats felt about Pelosi.

Source: CNN April 17, 2017 18:45 UTC