On March 26th SurveyUSA [link fixed] released a 600 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri from March 20th through the 22nd 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
49% – approve
44% – disapprove
7% – not sureDemocrats [41% of sample]
68% – approve
25% – disapprove
7% – not surerepublicans [31% of sample]
23% – approve
72% – disapprove
4% – not sureIndependents [20% of sample]
46% – approve
46% – disapprove
8% – not sure
Compared to February Claire McCaskill’s approval numbers have dropped. There is significant erosion among Democrats and republicans. The approval among Independents remains unchanged (an even split).
Let’s look at the March numbers for Kit Bond:
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kit Bond is doing as United States Senator?
All
53% – approve
39% – disapprove
9% – not sureDemocrats [41% of sample]
42% – approve
50% – disapprove
8% – not surerepublicans [31% of sample]
73% – approve
21% – disapprove
6% – not sureIndependents [20% of sample]
40% – approve
46% – disapprove
13% – not sure
The senior senator, he of pork and earmarks, has also had a significant erosion in approval numbers. The decline in approval among Independents when compared to the February numbers is remarkable.