SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of “adults” on September 30th taken in Missouri from September 27th through the 28th. The margin of error is 4.1%. The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.

President Obama’s overall approval numbers have continued to decline when compared to the August and July surveys.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

All

44% – approve

54% – disapprove

3% – not sure

Democrats [37% of sample]

76% – approve

24% – disapprove

1% – not sure

republicans [30% of sample]

15% – approve

84% – disapprove

1% – not sure

Independents [29% of sample]

36% – approve

62% – disapprove

2% – not sure

There has also been a relatively small, though still continuing, decline in approval among Democrats. The republican approval numbers have remained essentially unchanged. The “Independent” numbers have improved. While the “Independent” numbers have improved slightly this subsample is larger than the August poll and contributed to the decline in the overall approval number. The difference between the August and September approval numbers is still within the margin of error in both polls.

Yep, a vocal minority of right wingnuts with their own cable news network are driving the agenda in this country.

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On September 4, 2009 SurveyUSA released a 500 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri on September 4th. The margin of error is 4.1% to 4.4% depending on the question (due to the percentage differences in responses). The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.

President Obama plans to deliver a national address to school children on the importance of them taking responsibility for their own success in school. Do you think it is appropriate? Or not appropriate? For President Obama to deliver this address?

All

Appropriate – 63%

Not Appropriate – 33%

Not Sure – 4%

Republican [22%]

Appropriate – 42%

Not Appropriate – 55%

Not Sure – 3%

Democrat [34%]

Appropriate – 90%

Not Appropriate – 10%

Not Sure – 1%

Independent [38%]

Appropriate – 56%

Not Appropriate – 37%

Not Sure – 7%

Conservative [37%]

Appropriate – 43%

Not Appropriate – 52%

Not Sure – 5%

Moderate [34%]

Appropriate – 78%

Not Appropriate – 19%

Not Sure – 3%

Liberal [21%]

Appropriate – 87%

Not Appropriate – 13%

Not Sure – 0%

Democrats and republicans appear to be undersampled and “Independents” appear to be oversampled in this poll when compared with previous SurveyUSA polls in Missouri.

So, cable news networks enable them and our useless old media have been played by the lunatic fringe right. We are now all in the position of watching some schools and school districts cater to the whims of irrational wingnuts. Is this a great country, or what?  

Do you think it would be appropriate? Or not appropriate? For ANY President to deliver this address?

All

Appropriate – 65%

Not Appropriate – 29%

Not Sure – 7%

Republican [22%]

Appropriate – 51%

Not Appropriate – 45%

Not Sure – 4%

Ah, for a significant number of republicans it’s a matter of *IOKIYAR. I wonder what they think of Ronald Raygun’s and poppy bush’s speeches?

*it’s okay if you’re a republican

On August 31st SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri from August 26th through the 27th which shows lower approval numbers (when compared to July) for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D). The margin of error is 4.1%.

The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Jay Nixon is doing as Governor?

All

50% – approve

41% – disapprove

9% – not sure

Democrats [41% of sample]

65% – approve

26% – disapprove

8% – not sure

republicans [30% of sample]

30% – approve

59% – disapprove

11% – not sure

Independents [26% of sample]

47% – approve

49% – disapprove

4% – not sure

There has been a very large drop in approval from republicans, and significant drops in approval among Democrats and “Independents”.

Regionally there is net positive approval for Jay Nixon in Kansas City and St. Louis. There is net disapproval in the northern, southwest, and southeast regions of the state.

The crosstabulations by job status in the August survey:

Job Status

Student [10% of sample]

67% – approve

29% – disapprove

4% – not sure

Full-time [42% of sample]

47% – approve

46% – disapprove

7% – not sure

Part-time [9% of sample]

48% – approve

43% – disapprove

9% – not sure

Homemaker [10% of sample]

41% – approve

42% – disapprove

18% – not sure

Unemployed [9% of sample]

28% – approve

57% – disapprove

16% – not sure

Retired [19% of sample]

64% – approve

27% – disapprove

8% – not sure

There have been significant drops in approval among the full-time employed, homemmakers, and the unemployed. Student approval is similar to July, but the disapproval numbers are up. Approval numbers among the retired remain strong, but that would change if anything were to happen to Medicare.

There have been observations about the declining approval numbers for governors across the country.

It’s the economy, stupid.

We Have A Jobs Problem

…lack of connection between Democrats and the working class reflects itself in all these jobless recoveries we’re seeing. Policy just isn’t made for the mass of people, but of, by and for the rich. And those rich people know that one party serves them much better. If Democrats don’t start creating policies that get regular people jobs, they will be doomed by fundamentals as surely as the Republicans were in 2006 and 2008…

On August 31st  SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri from August 26th through the 27th 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

43% – disapprove

5% – not sure

Democrats [41% of sample]

77% – approve

17% – disapprove

6% – not sure

republicans [30% of sample]

31% – approve

67% – disapprove

2% – not sure

Independents [23% of sample]

38% – approve

62% – disapprove

1% – not sure

Compared to July Claire McCaskill’s overall approval numbers have improved.

Senator McCaskill’s approval numbers among Democrats and republicans have improved when compared to July. The August disapproval numbers among “Independents” have increased, with the approval number in this group holding steady.

Claire McCaskill’s approval numbers among self identified liberals has improved.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Claire McCaskill is doing as United States Senator?

Ideology

Conservative [38% of sample]

32% – approve

65% – disapprove

2% – not sure

Moderate [36% of sample]

64% – approve

30% – disapprove

6% – not sure

Liberal [15% of sample]

69% – approve

29% – disapprove

2% – not sure

The August numbers for Kit Bond:

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kit Bond is doing as United States Senator?

All

51% – approve

39% – disapprove

10% – not sure

Democrats [41% of sample]

38% – approve

50% – disapprove

12% – not sure

republicans [30% of sample]

71% – approve

23% – disapprove

6% – not sure

Independents [23% of sample]

49% – approve

46% – disapprove

5% – not sure

Well, well, well. It’s a rarity when Senator “sit on the fence and bring home the bacon” Bond (r) has a lower approval number (barely) than Claire McCaskill. There’s been some slippage in the numbers for Bond among republicans and Democrats.

Kit Bond has more fence sitters. The decline in the “not sure” (the undecidieds) in Claire McCaskill’s approval numbers may be an indication of polarization. It is possible, as she has been subjected to public verbal assault by irrational teabaggers at her town halls, that the Democratic base is tending to reflexively defend her. And some republicans and especially “Independents” are going the other way (yes, some republicans are going into the approval column, too). Time will tell.

SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of “adults” on August 31st taken in Missouri from August 26th through the 27th. The margin of error is 4.1%. The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.

President Obama’s approval numbers have declined, especially among “Independents”, when compared to the July survey.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

All

48% – approve

50% – disapprove

3% – not sure

Democrats [41% of sample]

80% – approve

18% – disapprove

2% – not sure

republicans [30% of sample]

16% – approve

83% – disapprove

1% – not sure

Independents [23% of sample]

32% – approve

63% – disapprove

5% – not sure

There has also been a relatively small decline in approval among Democrats. The republican approval numbers have remained essentially unchanged.

On August 13th SurveyUSA released an 800 sample poll of adults in the Kansas City DMA (television viewing area) taken on August 13th. The poll was sponsored by KCTV, Kansas City. The margin of error for the 800 sample portion of the poll ranged from 2.7% to 3.5% depending on the response results to various questions (as responses get closer to consensus the margin of error drops). The margin of error for the other portions of the poll of with smaller samples (for instance, those who have insurance) was somewhat larger.

Do you currently have any kind of health insurance coverage?

All

Yes – 82%

No – 17%

Not Sure – 1%

Age 18-34

Yes – 69%

No – 29%

Not Sure – 2%

Age 35-54

Yes – 86%

No – 14%

Not Sure – 0%

Age 55+

Yes – 94%

No – 5%

Not Sure – 1%

Income less than $50,000

Yes – 69%

No – 29%

Not Sure – 2%

Income greater than $50,000

Yes – 96%

No – 4%

Not Sure – 0%

The younger you are the more likely it is that you do not have health insurance. The higher your income the more likely it is that you do have health insurance.

The crosstabulations by type of insurance people have are quite remarkable:

How would you rate the health insurance you have now? Excellent? Good? Fair? Or poor? (margin of error – 3.9%)

respondents with Medicare

Excellent – 48%

Good – 35%

Fair – 15%

Poor – 2%

Not Sure – 0%

respondents with employer provided insurance

Excellent – 35%

Good – 45%

Fair – 17%

Poor – 3%

Not Sure – 0%

respondents who are self insured

Excellent – 25%

Good – 35%

Fair – 27%

Poor – 12%

Not Sure – 1%

Interesting. A government run health insurance program gets better marks. Go figure.

Do you think health care reform is needed? (margin of error 3.8%)

All

Yes – 62%

No – 30%

Not Sure – 8%

Doing nothing is not an option.

Should the government be involved in providing health care to Americans? Or should the government stay out of it? (margin of error 3.5%)

All

Should be involved – 45%

Stay out of it – 45%

Not Sure – 9%

Age 18-34

Should be involved – 52%

Stay out of it – 36%

Not Sure – 12%

Uninsured

Should be involved – 63%

Stay out of it – 25%

Not Sure – 12%

Income less than $50,000

Should be involved – 53%

Stay out of it – 36%

Not Sure – 11%

There are a lot of interesting crosstabulations. For instance, 41% of people on Medicare think government should stay out of providing health insurance to Americans. They like their government provided health insurance better than everyone else likes their private insurance, but they think government should stay out of it. Even though government doesn’t stay out of it for them. Go figure.

On July 31st  SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri from July 17th through the 19th 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

47% – approve

47% – disapprove

7% – not sure

Democrats [41% of sample]

69% – approve

26% – disapprove

5% – not sure

republicans [27% of sample]

24% – approve

68% – disapprove

7% – not sure

Independents [26% of sample]

39% – approve

55% – disapprove

7% – not sure

Compared to June Claire McCaskill’s overall approval numbers have dropped.

Senator McCaskill’s approval numbers among Democrats and Independents have dropped when compared to June. The July disapproval numbers from liberals are on the high side:

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Claire McCaskill is doing as United States Senator?

Ideology

Conservative [34% of sample]

32% – approve

62% – disapprove

6% – not sure

Moderate [36% of sample]

53% – approve

40% – disapprove

9% – not sure

Liberal [18% of sample]

62% – approve

36% – disapprove

2% – not sure

As for those conservative republicans?:

…They’re pissed that Obama is president. They’re pissed that McCain isn’t. They’re pissed that Jim Talent isn’t their senator. They probably voted for George W. Bush twice (and probably his daddy twice). They’d probably be pissed if you pointed out that dubya is and was a monumental screw-up – it reminds them that they made that particular choice. They didn’t vote for Claire. They’ll never vote for Claire….

….No matter what anyone does they’ll be pissed and stay pissed. And they ain’t voting for any Democrats. Ever…

The numbers for Democrats and liberals are striking. More on that later.

The July numbers for Kit Bond:

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kit Bond is doing as United States Senator?

All

53% – approve

37% – disapprove

10% – not sure

Democrats [41% of sample]

44% – approve

45% – disapprove

11% – not sure

republicans [27% of sample]

74% – approve

17% – disapprove

9% – not sure

Independents [26% of sample]

47% – approve

46% – disapprove

8% – not sure

Heh. A sure sign that pork and lame duck reign supreme.

Back to those party affiliation and ideology approval numbers for Claire McCaskill:

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Claire McCaskill is doing as United States Senator?

July 2009

Democrats [41% of sample]

69% – approve

26% – disapprove

5% – not sure

Liberal [18% of sample]

62% – approve

36% – disapprove

2% – not sure

June 2009

Democrats [41% of sample]

74% – approve

22% – disapprove

4% – not sure

Liberal [19% of sample]

79% – approve

18% – disapprove

3% – not sure

May 2009

Democrats [42% of sample]

67% – approve

25% – disapprove

8% – not sure

Liberal [16% of sample]

64% – approve

24% – disapprove

13% – not sure

April 2009

Democrats [39% of sample]

72% – approve

23% – disapprove

5% – not sure

Liberal [15% of sample]

79% – approve

13% – disapprove

7% – not sure

March 2009

Democrats [41% of sample]

68% – approve

25% – disapprove

7% – not sure

Liberal [14% of sample]

77% – approve

9% – disapprove

14% – not sure

February 2009

Democrats [33% of sample]

83% – approve

14% – disapprove

3% – not sure  

Liberal [12% of sample]

80% – approve

16% – disapprove

4% – not sure

January 2009

Democrats [43% of sample]

78% – approve

18% – disapprove

4% – not sure  

Liberal [17% of sample]

68% – approve

22% – disapprove

10% – not sure

There’s a lesson in here somewhere. You got to dance with them what brung you.

On July 30th SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri from July 17th through the 19th which shows improved approval numbers (when compared to June) for Missouri Governor Jay Nixon (D). The margin of error is 4%.

The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Jay Nixon is doing as Governor?

All

60% – approve

31% – disapprove

9% – not sure

Democrats [41% of sample]

71% – approve

20% – disapprove

9% – not sure

republicans [27% of sample]

50% – approve

41% – disapprove

8% – not sure

Independents [26% of sample]

52% – approve

37% – disapprove

11% – not sure

Governor Nixon has a net approval among all party affiliations.

Regionally there is net positive approval for Jay Nixon in all of the geographic subdivisions (Northern, Kansas City, Southwest, St. Louis, Southeast) of the state.

The crosstabulations by job status in the July survey:

Job Status

Student [9% of sample]

64% – approve

17% – disapprove

19% – not sure

Full-time [47% of sample]

63% – approve

30% – disapprove

7% – not sure

Part-time [9% of sample]

49% – approve

42% – disapprove

9% – not sure

Homemaker [10% of sample]

60% – approve

35% – disapprove

5% – not sure

Unemployed [9% of sample]

43% – approve

38% – disapprove

19% – not sure

Retired [16% of sample]

67% – approve

27% – disapprove

6% – not sure

Governor Nixon has net approval among all employment status groups.

SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of “adults” on July 22nd taken in Missouri from July 17th through the 19th. The margin of error is 4.1%. The poll was sponsored by KCTV in Kansas City.

These numbers have improved when compared to the June survey.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?

All

55% – approve

42% – disapprove

3% – not sure

Democrats [41% of sample]

87% – approve

11% – disapprove

2% – not sure

republicans [27% of sample]

17% – approve

81% – disapprove

2% – not sure

Independents [26% of sample]

45% – approve

50% – disapprove

5% – not sure

The samples for party affiliation are similar to those for the June survey. There’s some been improvement among Democrats and “Independents”. The republican approval numbers are approximately the same.

On June  25th SurveyUSA released a 600 sample poll of adults taken in Missouri from June 12th through the 14th 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? (June 2009)

All

52% – approve

41% – disapprove

6% – not sure

Democrats [41% of sample]

74% – approve

22% – disapprove

4% – not sure

republicans [27% of sample]

19% – approve

71% – disapprove

10% – not sure

Independents [25% of sample]

54% – approve

40% – disapprove

5% – not sure

Compared to April Claire McCaskill’s overall approval numbers have remained roughly the same. The approval numbers among Democrats, republicans, Independents are also similar to the April numbers.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Claire McCaskill is doing as United States Senator? (June 2009)

Gender

Male [48% of sample]

55% – approve

42% – disapprove

3% – not sure

Female [52% of sample]

50% – approve

41% – disapprove

9% – not sure

The June numbers for Kit Bond:

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kit Bond is doing as United States Senator? (June 2009)

All

55% – approve

35% – disapprove

10% – not sure

Democrats [41% of sample]

45% – approve

49% – disapprove

6% – not sure

republicans [27% of sample]

75% – approve

13% – disapprove

13% – not sure

Independents [25% of sample]

52% – approve

36% – disapprove

12% – not sure

SurveyUSA posted the results of a 600 sample poll taken from May 28th to the 29th showing the approval numbers for Senators Claire McCaskill (D) and Kit Bond (r). There is no release date. 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? (May 2009)

All

49% – approve

43% – disapprove

8% – not sure

Democrats [42% of sample]

67% – approve

25% – disapprove

8% – not sure

republicans [32% of sample]

30% – approve

62% – disapprove

8% – not sure

Independents [25% of sample]

48% – approve

46% – disapprove

6% – not sure

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Kit Bond is doing as United States Senator? (May 2009)

All

50% – approve

41% – disapprove

10% – not sure

Democrats [42% of sample]

44% – approve

49% – disapprove

7% – not sure

republicans [32% of sample]

63% – approve

24% – disapprove

13% – not sure

Independents [21% of sample]

42% – approve

51% – disapprove

8% – not sure

Overall, when compared to the bracketing April and June polls respondents had a darker view of the universe. What is striking in this particular poll is the relatively smaller polarization (it’s still there, though) among self identified republican respondents when compared to the April and June polls.