Monday, August 22, 2005
SurveyUSA Ranks All 100 Senators...Guess Who's #100...
You got it! Lil' Ricky Santorum (sometimes) from the great state of Pennsylvania is officially our nation's least-liked Senator with a staggering net approval of -4% (42% approval, 46% disapproval).
The rest of the survey bodes pretty well for Democrats hoping to gain seats in the Senate.
As PoliticalWire points out, 4 of the 5 lowest-rated incumbents up for re-election in 2006 are Republicans:
Rick Santorum (Pennsylvania): Pretty much on his way to losing huge time to Bob Casey, Jr. next year, Santorum now has to deal with a primary challenge from a non-lunatic Republican...
Mike DeWine (Ohio): As I've mentioned before, the corruption in the Ohio GOP is dragging down DeWine. Also facing a GOP primary challenge, DeWine is looking worse by the day. Now, if only a strong Democrat would pleeeeeeeeease step up...
Conrad Burns (Montana): His ties to uber-scumbag lobbyist Jack Abramoff are coming back to haunt him in a state that is sick of political bullshit. The newly rejuvenated Montana Democratic Party is ready with a strong candidate in State Senate President Jon Tester.
Jim Talent (Missouri): In a state that is increasingly Republican-weary, the already weakened Talent must really be sweating now that it looks like Claire McCaskill, who narrowly lost the governor's race in 2004, will be taking him on...
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