By Ted Cohen/Patch.com
The popular Democrat lieutenant-governor candidate's rising unpopularity in a new poll shows maybe he should have kept the ponytail.
The poll shows ex-lieutenant governor David Zuckerman's unpopularity at 34%, the highest unpopular number of any of the current top-tier candidates in Vermont.
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The same poll, however, shows Zuckerman with a comfortable double-digit lead over his Republican opponent, Sen. Joe Benning.
Zuckerman, a Massachusetts native who lost his most recent election for governor in his adopted home state, decided when he recently turned 51 to drop the 'tail.
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"It’s definitely going to take some getting used to this new ‘do, but I’m looking forward to hitting the campaign trail with a new look," he said on his Facebook page in mid-August.
Six weeks later the new poll showed him with a 16-point lead over the Republican but with a skyrocketed unpopularity rating.
Maybe time to grow back the 'tail?
The poll shows that undecided voters may determine whether Zuckerman's new look will prevail or not.
