PPP Poll: John McCain Is The Least Popular Senator In The Country

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

DYLAN SCOTT – MARCH 6, 2014, 1:41 PM EST

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is the least popular senator in the United States with his constituents, according to a new poll.

Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling found that 30 percent of Arizonans approve of McCain's job performance while 54 percent disapprove -- the worst net approval in the country, according to the firm's tracking of approval ratings for senators.

McCain is almost equally unpopular with Republicans (35 percent approve; 55 percent disapprove), Democrats (29 percent-53 percent) and independents (25 percent-55 percent). In hypothetical 2016 reelection match-ups, McCain trails both former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, who ran against McCain's junior colleague Jeff Flake in 2012, and former Rep. Gabby Giffords.

The poll, conducted from Feb. 28 to March 2, surveyed 870 Arizona voters. It has a margin of error of 4.9 percentage points.

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[DeSwiss]

1. But, but, but......

...what of the dehydrated babies' vote!?!?! Huh!?!?! What about that!?!?!

- K&R

[YvonneCa]

4. It's because he just won't go away. He and...

...Palin.

[yeoman6987]

5. He is not up for reelection until 2018

Good grief. That is a long time from now. I wish we could have ran somebody who could have beat him in 2012. That was a Democratic year and we should have pounced then.

[BlueStater]

6. He's up in 2016, two years from now. N/T

[yeoman6987]

9. You are right

And I am so glad. We need some good Arizona Democrat to kick him to the curb. Thank you so much for your post!!!!

[alsame]

2. But that won't keep him

off every Sunday morning show every week. The talking heads love him.

[DonViejo]

11. We can HOPE and DREAM it will keep him off the air, can't we?

Maybe his wife and his kids will say, "John/Dad, knock this shit off, you're sinking faster than a submarine made of screen doors."

[alsame]

15. And it shows how completely out of

touch the Beltway media are. His own constituents mostly disapprove of the media darling.

[Cha]

17. First thing I thought of was the Sunday gasbags. they don't care.. they'll

keep pushing him down everyone's gullet who tunes in.. every freaking Sunday.

[BlueStater]

3. Time to retire, old man.

You've humiliated yourself in public long enough.

[DonViejo]

12. And embarrassed Americans long enough too! eom

[karynnj]

7. but still a media favorite - seen most Sundays

Earlier this week, several Senators, the SoS, and Netanyahu all spoke at AIPAC - whose speech was repeated most often on CSPAN. Not the SoS, who got the Israelis and Palestinians back to the bargaining table or the President of Israel - yes, it was the ranting John McCain!

The ONE really nice thing about the poll, is that it shows the media can not make people respect or like all their favorites.

[Cha]

18. Exactly, karyn.. in fact it could be

OVERKILL. They killed the Senator from AZ's polls.

[karynnj]

21. About time - he is often scary when he starts to rant

Not someone I would want to have to speak with.

[MBS]

23. Andrew Sullivan also notices this

http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/03/06/the-village-media-and-john-mccain/

. . .A simple question: why does anyone still take him even faintly seriously? Why does David Gregory defer to him? Why does CNN have him on to discuss foreign affairs when he as demonstrated catastrophic judgment time and time again? McCain was on the Sunday morning shows 24 times in 2013 – far more than countless other Washington figures with far better records. The year before, he was invited on 21 times.


. . . He is the least popular Senator in the country and the most popular among Beltway hacks and TV producers. That tells you something that … well, you already knew.

[Jefferson23]

8. Forever tied to the dumbest individual to run for Vice President, EVER. One would

think he would be too embarrassed about his career and just stay home.

[Journeyman]

10. Nationally, there are plenty other Senators I dislike more than McCain. . .

I find him more pathetic than despicable. He's become just a senile old man, squirting from both ends.

[BlueStater]

14. I despise him for inflicting Sarah Palin on the country.

Being president was more important than anything else, it would seem. This is a distinction well-earned.

[asjr]

13. John McCain is and always has been a toy soldier.

[Fuddnik]

16. He's probably #7 or #8 for biggest asshole in the Senate.

Lotta talent ahead of him, like Paul, Cruz, Graham.......

[marble falls]

19. Even worse than Ertle McTurtle?

[Sunlei]

20. lol, even the tea party republicans hated when he called them Hobbits

republicans deserve McCain

[Blue Owl]

22. The most unpopular

What an honor