The two most popular Senatorial delegations in the US are:

[geek tragedy]

The Republicans from blue-state Maine and the Democrats from deep-red North Dakota.

http://www.surveyusa.com/100USSenatorApprovalRatings061305.htm

:wtf:

The least popular: Inhofe and Coburn from Oklahoma.
B-)

[AllegroRondo]

1. My guess as to why

Repubs who want to win in a deep blue state, or Dems who want to win in a deep red state, have to be very moderate to have any chance.

[jobycom]

5. Sounds good. Also, they are more likely compromise, less likely

to be hardline.

I've watched Murdering Joe Scarborough maybe twice in my life, but one of those times--I think election night--he ranted about how redistricting was killing COngress. He said that both parties now make deals during redistrictng to divide regions into safe Republican and safe Democratic regions, and the result is that Congress increasingly comprises extremists from both parties with fewer moderates. Even Scarborough said this would destroy the government eventually.

[Sanity Claws]

2. Who was polled?

Was the approval rating done by the senators' respective constituents or nationwide?

[geek tragedy]

6. Inside the district.

99% of the population hasn't heard of Kent Conrad or Olympia Snowe.

[Mitt Chovick]

3. The link isn't working for me

[Mitt Chovick]

9. Fixed link here

http://surveyusa.com/100USSenatorApprovalRatings061305.htm

[LightningFlash]

4. Sounds like another fixed poll. There's nothing in the middle here.

[SteppingRazor]

7. There are others with equal or greater popularity on this poll, though...

Check out McCain, both Senators from Vermont, etc...

[geek tragedy]

8. Of course, but four of the top six are from ME and ND

That's pretty impressive.