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Mon May 04, 2009 at 06:41:56 AM CDT
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| On May 1st SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri from April 24th through the 26th showing the approval numbers for Senators Claire McCaskill (D) and Kit Bond (r). The margin of error is 4.1%.
The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Claire McCaskill is doing as United States Senator?
All
51% - approve
40% - disapprove
8% - not sure
Democrats [39% of sample]
72% - approve
23% - disapprove
5% - not sure
republicans [26% of sample]
21% - approve
71% - disapprove
9% - not sure
Independents [27% of sample]
53% - approve
41% - disapprove
6% - not sure
Compared to March Claire McCaskill's overall approval numbers have improved slightly. The approval numbers among Independents has improved significantly. The numbers among Democrats and republicans remain essentially unchanged. It appears that whatever Claire McCaskill does, those republican numbers ain't gonna budge.
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Claire McCaskill is doing as United States Senator?
Gender
Male [48% of sample]
55% - approve
38% - disapprove
7% - not sure
Female [52% of sample]
48% - approve
43% - disapprove
9% - not sure
Hmmm. There appears to be something of a gender gap.
Let's look at the April numbers for Kit Bond: |
| Michael Bersin :: McCaskill (D) and Bond (r) approval - April '09 - SurveyUSA |
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kit Bond is doing as United States Senator?
All
48% - approve
39% - disapprove
13% - not sure
Democrats [39% of sample]
36% - approve
51% - disapprove
12% - not sure
republicans [26% of sample]
73% - approve
19% - disapprove
8% - not sure
Independents [27% of sample]
41% - approve
46% - disapprove
12% - not sure
The senior senator's overall approval numbers continue their decline. So much for a legacy, eh? When you're in the party of only "NO" it tends to have a deleterious effect on your likability. There is a decline in approval among Democrats when compared to the March numbers. When you're not "bipartisan" and things suck, apparently you lose support among the folks that you've previously sold on your "bipartisanship" (well, that and pork delivery, too). No matter what Kit Bond doesn't do, his republican numbers remain rock solidly unchanged.
There's no gender gap for Kit Bond. The numbers are almost identical. |
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