Big surprise.
On April 25th SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll taken in Missouri from April 11th through the 13th which shows that Matt “baby” Blunt continues his slide beyond lame duckdom. The margin of error is 4.1%.
The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.
It’s probably a good idea (for republicans) that he decided to not run for re-election.
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Matt Blunt is doing as Governor?
All
42% – approve
56% – disapprove
3% – not sureDemocrats [39% of sample]
23% – approve
76% – disapprove
1% – not surerepublicans [24% of sample]
70% – approve
27% – disapprove
3% – not sureIndependents [29% of sample]
44% – approve
53% – disapprove
3% – not sure
Ah yes. Fewer undecideds. Nothing fails like failure.
It continues to be the economy….
Overall Matt “baby” Blunt’s disapproval numbers have increased by six points since last month. Gas prices moving their way to $4.00 a gallon will coat almost anybody’s rose colored glasses with sludge.
The good news for the governor is that his numbers are 12 points better than dubya’s in Missouri.
Top Issues for Next President (“baby” Blunt’s approval numbers within each group)
Economy [44% of sample]
42% – approve
56% – disapprove
2% – not sureHealth Care [12% of sample]
30% – approve
67% – disapprove
2% – not sureIraq [11% of sample]
35% – approve
62% – disapprove
2% – not sureTerrorism [9% of sample]
64% – approve
35% – disapprove
1% – not sureImmigration [6% of sample]
63% – approve
33% – disapprove
3% – not sureEnvironment [6% of sample]
23% – approve
77% – disapprove
0% – not sureEducation [4% of sample]
53% – approve
44% – disapprove
4% – not sureSocial Security [4% of sample]
41% – approve
58% – disapprove
1% – not sure
Okay, that massive shift in the “education” numbers to the positive has to be because of the miniscule subsample. The “frequency” (actual number of responses in the category – 13 individuals approve of “baby” Blunt, 10 disapprove and 1 is undecided). Does that put it in some perspective?
The republican “fear” base (terrorism and immigration) continues its faithful support of all things republican. Matt “baby” Blunt has net disapproval among those who consider either the economy, health care, Iraq, Social Security, or the environment as the most pressing issue for the next president.