Obama More Popular In Kansas Than Republican Legislature

[proud2BlibKansan]

By Marty Keenan
Opinion | March 28, 2010

GREAT BEND, KS---Today's Wichita Eagle mentions the latest SurveyUSA poll sponsored by KWCH, Channel 12. According to the poll results, only 23% of Kansans approve of the job done by the Kansas Legislature, and Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback's job approval rating is only 50%.

Considering that the Kansas Legislature is dominated and controlled by Republicans in both Chambers, this bodes well for the Democrats picking up House seats this year. The State Senate is not up for reelection until 2012. And Senator Morris, the Republican President of the Senate, seems to be more sensitive to public opinion than
House Republican leaders.

President Obama has a higher approval rating (37%) and a lower disapproval rating(61%) than the Kansas legislature. 65% of Kansans disapprove of the Kansas Legislature.

And Senator Brownback? For a 16 year Republican incumbent to have an approval rating of 50% suggests that his quest to switch from Washington, D.C. to the Governor's Mansion this year may be more adventurous than he had hoped. 42% of Kansans disapprove of Brownback's job performance.

Read More Here... http://www.kansasfreepress.com/2010/03/republican-legislature-has-23-approval-rating-brownback-50.html

[ClarkUSA]

1. Nice! Does this have anything to do with the fact that he is, literally, a son of Kansas?

Also, Kansas' popular former governor is HHS Secretary, so there's reason to be doubly kindly-disposed to the Obama Administration.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. No I think it has more to do with the fact that our GOPers are largely frootloops.

[ClarkUSA]

3. Ah. Never mind.

;)

[Cha]

4. If I were a Kansan I would certainly

take pride that the mother of President Obama was born and raised there..but, that's just me.:)

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. It doesn't come up that often

Not since the election anyway. :shrug:

[ClarkUSA]

7. Me too.

Not only that, but his grandparents had deep roots in the state so much so that he has relatives still living there that claim him as their own that he has never met.

I hope he meets them someday.

:)

[Cha]

9. That's right..deep roots from Grandparents..

Well, some of the Dems in Kansas can take heart.:)

[Ishoutandscream2]

6. Excellent news!

[ccharles000]

8. k/r