On March 31st SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll taken in Missouri from March 14th through the 16th showing the approval numbers for Senators Claire McCaskill (D) and Kit Bond (r). Kit Bond’s overall approval numbers have gone up. Claire McCaskill’s approval numbers have changed little since February. The margin of error for Claire McCaskill is 4.1% and 4% for Kit Bond.
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
50% – approve
44% – disapprove
6% – not sureDemocrats [40% of sample]
6% – approve
26% – disapprove
5% – not surerepublicans [30% of sample]
29% – approve
66% – disapprove
5% – not sureIndependents [20% of sample]
47% – approve
45% – disapprove
8% – not sure
The Democratic and republican approval/disapproval numbers for Claire McCaskill have remained stable. 26% disapproval and 5% “not sure” from Democrats for a sitting Democratic senator is not particularly stellar. The Independent disapproval numbers have gone up (though, I believe this group may be under sampled when compared to previous surveys). The percentage of the Independent sample has to got be a typo.
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kit Bond is doing as United States Senator?
All
57% – approve
35% – disapprove
9% – not sureDemocrats [40% of sample]
39% – approve
51% – disapprove
10% – not surerepublicans [30% of sample]
81% – approve
14% – disapprove
4% – not sureIndependents [20% of sample]
55% – approve
37% – disapprove
8% – not sure
Kit Bond’s approval numbers have gone up among republicans and Independents. They remain the same among Democrats – but those numbers are significantly higher than Claire McCaskill’s approval numbers among republicans. Telecom immunity “bipartisanship” doesn’t appear to be a two way street, eh?
Top Issues for Next President (Claire McCaskill’s approval numbers within each group)
Economy [41% of sample]
52% – approve
43% – disapprove
5% – not sureHealth Care [14% of sample]
65% – approve
25% – disapprove
10% – not sureIraq [13% of sample]
48% – approve
50% – disapprove
2% – not sureTerrorism [9% of sample]
27% – approve
70% – disapprove
3% – not sureImmigration [8% of sample]
31% – approve
63% – disapprove
6% – not sureSocial Security [4% of sample]
58% – approve
40% – disapprove
2% – not sureEducation [4% of sample]
70% – approve
16% – disapprove
14% – not sureEnvironment [2% of sample]
78% – approve
17% – disapprove
10% – not sure
Hmm. The republican “fear” base (terrorism and immigration) doesn’t appear to have been placated by the trashing of the Fourth Amendment. What now, Senator McCaskill?
Top Issues for Next President (Kit Bond’s approval numbers within each group)
Economy [41% of sample]
55% – approve
36% – disapprove
9% – not sureHealth Care [14% of sample]
48% – approve
43% – disapprove
9% – not sureIraq [13% of sample]
56% – approve
40% – disapprove
4% – not sureTerrorism [9% of sample]
78% – approve
15% – disapprove
7% – not sureImmigration [8% of sample]
75% – approve
19% – disapprove
6% – not sureSocial Security [4% of sample]
62% – approve
37% – disapprove
2% – not sureEducation [4% of sample]
34% – approve
51% – disapprove
14% – not sureEnvironment [2% of sample]
52% – approve
39% – disapprove
9% – not sure
The republican “fear” base (terrorism and immigration) just love their Kit. Kit Bond has net approval ratings from every group except those who think that education will be the most important issue facing the next president. The irony is spellbinding…
Well they didn’t ask me but if they had I would have told them! I worked for Sen.McCaskill;giving a fund raising BBQ, canvasing, phonebanking, poll watching, small but steady donations.That will never happen again! I resent that if she could not support my candidate she could have at least stayed neutral. She has embarrassed me as a women with her adoring gush over Sen. Obama and now she makes remarks like” Senator Obama is the first black candidate who is not running as a victim”. I wonder what other AA leaders in Missouri think of that statement? All of the other women I have worked with on Hillary’s campaign feel the same way.I sure hope all the 18 year olds who she credits as her reason to support Sen. Obama are ready to do the workerbee stuff for her when reelection rolls around. They will be twenty somethings struggling to pay off student loans and dealing with real life something tells me they won’t have alot of time for Sen. McCaskill.If she gets a primary challenge I will be working hard against her.