On January 30th SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri from January 20th through the 21st 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
52% – approve
39% – disapprove
10% – not sureDemocrats [43% of sample]
78% – approve
18% – disapprove
4% – not surerepublicans [26% of sample]
22% – approve
66% – disapprove
12% – not sureIndependents [26% of sample]
39% – approve
48% – disapprove
14% – not sure
Hmmm. Claire McCaskill only has a net positive approval from Democrats. I wonder who she’s listening to?
Let’s take a look at the numbers for Kit “I’m not sure what I said, but what the hell, I’m outta here in less than two years” Bond:
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kit Bond is doing as United States Senator?
All
55% – approve
31% – disapprove
14% – not sureDemocrats [43% of sample]
48% – approve
40% – disapprove
12% – not surerepublicans [26% of sample]
72% – approve
15% – disapprove
13% – not sureIndependents [26% of sample]
50% – approve
33% – disapprove
17% – not sure
Hmmm. He has a net positive approval among republicans, Independents, and Democrats.
The “not sure” numbers are significantly up when compared to previous SurveyUSA polls for both Claire McCaskill (except for Democrats) and Kit Bond.
are partially due to his retirement, and all the encomiums that come with it.
just saying