APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 100 U.S. SENATORS AS OF 8/18/05

[julialnyc]

http://www.surveyusa.com/100USSenators0805SortedbyNetApprovalScore.htm

Santorum is in last place

[SteppingRazor]

1. Also note that of the bottom 10, 7 are GOP...

of the top 10, 7 are Dems.

Go figure.

[crispini]

2. Why is Boxer so low?

I (heart) Boxer!

[Carla in Ca]

19. I saw it last night

I'm really surprised as well.

[julialnyc]

3. How is Lieberman so high on the list?

N/T

[TwilightZone]

6. It seems that he's always had strong local support.

Strong local support does not equate to being a good politician. Just look at Jesse Helms or Strom Thurmond.

[Fly by night]

4. Wow!! 21 Repugs < 50% and 7 of 10 bottom-feeders are Repugs.

Now if they only didn't control the vote-counting process, we could return to government by the "consent of the governed."

[julialnyc]

12. I hope they keep falling for 2006

but seeing santorum at the bottom buried by all the other scum in nice :)

[havocmom]

5. top "net approval rate" 59% (for Snowe)

One more reason to forget about backing a Senator for President. Too much legislative history, too many pissed off voters.

Dem Senators need to stay where they are. We need them (and a few more) in the Senate.

[DanCa]

7. Is this a non partisian popularity list

Who they feel who is non partisian and that is why "our favorites" are so far down on the chart. Senator Obama not withstanding of course.

[amjfv]

8. Rick Santorum is on the bottom of the list

Kick ass

[julialnyc]

9. Talent, Santorum and Burns all under 50%......zero in for 2006

N/T

[julialnyc]

11. Dewine is down there too... and in OH

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. Anti-war Murray(D) 57% Pro-war Cantwell (D) 47%

Cantwell is up this year and may have a tough time if the lefties (like me) do some payback for her IWR vote.

Seems like playing to the middle is coming back to bite her in her sorry DLC ass.

[Swamp Rat]

13. HAHA! Santorum is at the bottom!

:rofl:

[oasis]

14. "It Takes a Family" to vote for Santorum, otherwise, no votes.

[julialnyc]

16. a dysfunctional family!

N/T

[West Coast Democrat]

15. Survey USA has never been very accurate...

some of those Republicans should be much lower...Rick Santorum for example.

[devinsgram]

17. Oh great, mine is on the bottom.

Always knew Santorum was a bottom feeder.

[Blue_In_AK]

18. A lot of Alaskans like Ted Stevens

because he brings home the bacon in obscene amounts. He's a corrupt and crotchety old fart, though. I can't wait until he's gone. Thankfully Alaskans voted to hold special elections instead of having appointments to fill vacancies (after the Murkowski fiasco) so hopefully when he dies, his even worse son Ben, a state congress critter, won't be appointed. It's time for the Democrats to take back Alaska.

[ecstatic]

20. DLCers doing quite well

Just something for us to keep in mind...

[deadparrot]

21. *stomps on Jim Talent*

*stomp**stomp**stomp*

Begone, filth.

[julialnyc]

23. oh.....if dreams could come true

I would wipe off my boots with Talent and Santorum!

[ktowntennesseedem]

22. Ironic that individually the worst senators are in the 40's,

but the collective approval rating for the Senate is something like 28%. Someone correct that number if I'm way off, but whatever the exact figure it reveals that while a large majority don't approve of the job Congress is doing, most people don't consider THEIR senator or representative to be part of the problem.

Which makes unseating an incumbent that much more difficult.