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PatsFan87

(368 posts)
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 02:41 PM Apr 2017

Morning Consult polls job approval of every U.S. Senator

Morning Consult polled 85,000 registered voters over the course of its January-March 2017 polls, and included a job approval question for every respondent’s home state Senators. At the end of this article, they give a table with every Senator’s home state job approval:

https://morningconsult.com/senate-rankings-april-2017/

Bernie Sanders leads the pack with 75% approval. It's nice seeing my senator Angus King in the top 5. Heidi Heitkamp is higher than I expected. Hopefully she can hang onto her seat in 2018.

McConnell's numbers are underwater. Delicious.

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Morning Consult polls job approval of every U.S. Senator (Original Post) PatsFan87 Apr 2017 OP
A least Turbineguy Apr 2017 #1
I Question Their Methodology ProfessorGAC Apr 2017 #2
Texas: LeftInTX Apr 2017 #3

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
2. I Question Their Methodology
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 02:54 PM
Apr 2017

I'm from IL. Duckworth just won in November and her approval rating is higher than her winning margin. What could have changed in 5 months for people who didn't vote for her just back in November to decide she's doing a good job. Don't get me wrong, i like her and i voted for her, but the numbers don't make sense.

Then Durbin is at 50%, but he wins re-election in landslides. He hasn't been in a close election in about 2 decades.

Again, the numbers don't make sense.

LeftInTX

(25,380 posts)
3. Texas:
Tue Apr 11, 2017, 03:25 PM
Apr 2017

Cruz approval: 57%
Cornyn approval: 49%

Those people have never visited their offices. I would rather deal with Cornyn's office than Cruz's office any day. Cruz has tried to kick constituents out of his offices. At least Cornyn has respectable staff that give you their business card. Cruz's San Antonio office had the gall to ask a visitor if they were from Texas. Cruz never responds to emails, Cornyn's office does.

Looks like Texas just loves extreme red.

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