The more he travels, the more votes Doria loses.

The mayor of São Paulo, João Doria Júnior, fell into a trap; in his eagerness to betray his mentor Geraldo Alckmin and become a viable candidate for the PSDB party, he abandoned the city of São Paulo, whose administration he took over less than a year ago, and embarked on pointless trips around Brazil. The problem is that the more well-known he becomes, the greater his rejection and the lower his approval rating. This means that when he was unknown and presented himself as "new" and a "manager," Doria was more successful than now, when his true face – that of an adventurer with boundless ambition – is becoming more widely known.

September 26, 2017, 10:28 PMUpdated May 28, 2019, 09:12 AM

The mayor of São Paulo, João Doria Júnior, fell into a trap; in his eagerness to betray his mentor Geraldo Alckmin in order to become a viable candidate for the PSDB party, he abandoned the city of São Paulo, whose administration he took over less than a year ago, and embarked on pointless trips around Brazil; the problem is that the more well-known he becomes, the greater his rejection and the lower his approval rating; this means that when he was unknown and presented himself as "new" and a "manager," Doria was more successful than now, when his true face – that of an adventurer with boundless ambition – is becoming more known (Photo: Leonardo Attuch).

SP 247 – On his most recent trip, the mayor of São Paulo, João Doria Júnior, from the PSDB party, was in Franca (SP), 400 kilometers from the capital of São Paulo. Doria spoke to business leaders and ended his speech with the victory theme of Ayrton Senna.

Recently, Doria was already pelted with eggs in Salvador (BA), was the target of protests in Vila Velha (ES), went to receive a citizenship title in Campina Grande (PB) and visited Palmas (TO), in an attempt to obtain support from the PSDB in his reckless career to betray his godfather Geraldo Alckmin and try to become the PSDB candidate in 2018.

For the city of São Paulo, which Doria took over less than a year ago, these trips are absolutely useless. They are aimed solely at his personal promotion, in a disastrous early presidential campaign that is already being questioned by the Public Prosecutor's Office.

True only to his boundless ambitions and vanity, Doria has already said that he can govern São Paulo by cell phone and that he will continue traveling – whether on his private plane or those of friends with interests in the city hall.

Trapped in his own trap

The problem is that their strategy has turned into a trap.The more well-known he becomes, the greater his rejection and the lower his approval, according to Ipsos research.

"The report shows that Doria has not been gaining popularity. In March, when the mayor's name began to be publicly mentioned as a possible presidential candidate, his disapproval rating was 45%. In the six months in which he intensified his political maneuvering and the pace of his travels around the country, he only saw his disapproval rating grow. In the most recent survey, negative ratings reached 58%," points out journalist Ricardo Mendonça, in [reference to a previous article]. reporter Published in Valor. "The numbers suggest that, in addition to irritating PSDB members aligned with Alckmin, Doria's intense activity in recent months has only earned him rejection. The mayor of São Paulo had a 16% national approval rating in March. Today, he remains at the same 16%, although he is better known throughout the country (the rate of unfamiliarity has fallen from 39% to 26%)."

This means that when he was unknown and presented himself as "new" and a "manager," Doria was more successful than he is now, when his true face – that of an adventurer with boundless ambition – is becoming more widely known.