http://www.surveyusa.com/50StateTracking.html2008 SENATE RACES -
Republicans:
Norm Coleman 9/25/07 8/21/07 7/24/07 6/19/07 5/24/07 4/24/07 11/22/06
Approve 46 47 43 48 51 53 48
Disapprove 45 44 48 41 42 41 43
Bad news for Coleman who hangs around the mid-40's in extremely vulnerable territory, again very near a net-negative approval. Especially bad news when you hold Coleman's 46-45 next to Senator Amy Klobuchar's 62-32.
Pete Domenici 9/25/07 8/21/07 7/24/07 6/19/07 5/24/07 4/24/07 11/22/06
Approve 41 52 55 51 52 54 68
Disapprove 54 41 41 42 42 38 25
These are the most shocking new numbers. Domenici's steady fall seemed to have levelled off in the low-50's. Are these atrocious numbers just an outlying blip or a sign of more pointed disapproval? We won't know until next month's numbers establish a new trend or evidence that it was just a blip. But very intriguing.
Mitch McConnell 9/25/07 8/21/07 7/24/07 6/19/07 5/24/07 4/24/07 11/22/06
Approve 51 50 48 52 54 53 54
Disapprove 40 43 44 42 39 40 39
McConnell continues to hover right around that 50% danger mark.
Pat Roberts 9/25/07 8/21/07 7/24/07 6/19/07 5/24/07 4/24/07 11/22/06
Approve 57 54 52 51 52 48 51
Disapprove 32 33 34 37 36 39 36
After spending time flirting with the 50% mark, Roberts' approval has shifted back up into traditionally safer territory.
Jeff Sessions 9/25/07 8/21/07 7/24/07 6/19/07 5/24/07 4/24/07 11/22/06
Approve 56 59 58 59 60 54 58
Disapprove 34 33 33 33 31 36 32
Not much new with Sessions. If he stays above 55%, he should be very comfortable.
Gordon Smith 9/25/07 8/21/07 7/24/07 6/19/07 5/24/07 4/24/07 11/22/06
Approve 48 46 48 47 48 51 54
Disapprove 42 44 43 45 39 41 37
Smith spends his fifth consecutive month with an approval under 50% and his fourth consecutive month with a disapproval above 40%. Classicly vulnerable.
Democrats:
Tom Harkin 9/25/07 8/21/07 7/24/07 6/19/07 5/24/07 4/24/07 11/22/06
Approve 53 57 55 51 56 57 53
Disapprove 40 35 38 38 36 38 40
Harkin keeps the head above 50%. Probably not low enough to tempt Tom Latham to gamble his House seat on a Senate challenge.
John Kerry 9/25/07 8/21/07 7/24/07 6/19/07 5/24/07 4/24/07 11/22/06
Approve 52 47 52 50 47 54 48
Disapprove 42 45 42 46 47 41 50
Kerry also stays above 50%. I wonder how low his approval would have to go before the NRSC committed funds to Massachusetts?
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