On May 30th SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll taken in Missouri from May 16th through the 18th which shows that Matt “baby” Blunt’s approval numbers continue to reside in the realm of the lame duck. The margin of error is 4.1%.
The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City and KSDK in St. Louis.
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Matt Blunt is doing as Governor?
All
41% – approve
55% – disapprove
4% – not sureDemocrats [44% of sample]
24% – approve
72% – disapprove
4% – not surerepublicans [28% of sample]
71% – approve
27% – disapprove
2% – not sureIndependents [23% of sample]
33% – approve
59% – disapprove
7% – not sure
There’s been a definite drop in support among Independents (they are a smaller part of the sample when compared to the April poll). The “not sure” responses are also up a bit.
Gender
Male [48% of sample]
42% – approve
55% – disapprove
2% – not sureFemale [52% of sample]
40% – approve
54% – disapprove
6% – not sure
There doesn’t appear to be any significant gender gap. These numbers are very similar to Blunt’s overall approval numbers.
Self identified conservatives give him a net approval of 20% (constituting only 32% of the sample). Moderates and liberals take up the slack, with liberals giving him a net disapproval of 50% (while constituting only 15% of the sample).
Regionally there is some variation in Blunt’s approval numbers, but they are still all at some level of net disapproval with his weakest numbers in St. Louis (at 40% of the sample).
It’s hard to be liked when you’ve accomplished all that you’ve set out to do. And Sarah Steelman and Kenny Hulshof want to continue his “good” work?