November SUSA Governor Approval Ratings

[Joe Republic]

N.B. These polls relate to all governors currently in office, and not those newly elected earlier this month.

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Green = Approve
Red = Disapprove
Gray = Tied



Top 10:

1. John Hoeven (R-ND); 86-10
2. John Lynch (D-NH); 79-17
3. Jon Huntsman (R-UT); 77-18
4. Dave Freudenthal (D-WY); 77-19
5. Brad Henry (D-OK); 77-20
6. Dave Heineman (R-NE); 75-21
=7. Jodi Rell (R-CT); 74-23
=7. Joe Manchin (D-WV); 74-23
9. Bill Richardson (D-NM); 74-24
10. Phil Bredesen (D-TN); 73-24



Bottom 10:

41. Mitch Daniels (R-IN); 43-49
42. George Pataki (R-NY); 42-52
43. John Baldacci (D-ME); 42-54
44. Rick Perry (R-TX); 41-56
45. Kathleen Blanco (D-LA); 39-58
46. Matt Blunt (R-MO); 38-57
47. Ernie Fletcher (R-KY); 35-61
48. Mitt Romney (R-MA); 34-65
49. Frank Murkowski (R-AK); 19-78
50. Bob Taft (R-OH); 12-83

[Joe Republic]

Last month:

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Green = Approve
Red = Disapprove
Gray = Tied



Top 10:

1. John Hoeven (R-ND); 82-14
2. Jon Huntsman (R-UT); 75-22
3. John Lynch (D-NH); 74-21
4. Joe Manchin (D-WV); 71-23
5. Dave Freudenthal (D-WY); 71-24
6. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT); 70-23
7. Jodi Rell (R-CT); 70-27
8. Dave Heineman (R-NE); 69-24
9. Brad Henry (D-OK); 69-27
10. Bill Richardson (D-NM); 69-28


Bottom 10:

41. Jon Corzine (D-NJ); 41-53
42. Kathleen Blanco (D-LA); 41-57
43. Rick Perry (R-TX); 40-54
44. Ted Kulongoski (D-OR); 39-56
45. Jennifer Granholm (D-MI); 39-58
46. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL); 38-59
47. Matt Blunt (R-MO); 36-60
48. Ernie Fletcher (R-KY); 30-65
49. Bob Taft (R-OH); 18-78
50. Frank Murkowski (R-AK); 17-80

[Joe Republic]

I noticed that Janet Napolitano's landslide re-election has increased her approval rating by 13 points since last month.

I also notice that Taft is now at his lowest rating ever.  Even his approval rating among fellow Republicans is 16%.  He's pretty much just given up at actually doing anything at all.  Which is certainly a good thing, believe me.

[Joe Republic]

2007 watch:
Kentucky (Fletcher - R) 35%-61%: Vulnerable
Louisiana (Blanco - D) 39%-58%: Vulnerable
Mississippi (Barbour - R) 59%-37%: Safe

KY and LA are almost certain to switch parties.  Speaking of which, do the KY Democrats have any viable candidates yet?

[Joe Republic]

Speaking of which, do the KY Democrats have any viable candidates yet?

Yes. Too many actually. Backroom negotiations are now well underway.

Hmm, I'll have to look into that at some point.


Also, looking ahead even further to 2008, Mitch Daniels and Matt Blunt are currently looking very vulnerable.  They'll really need to pull off something special, or they can both kiss re-election goodbye.

[Joe Republic]

I know he's already said as much, but I can't begin to imagine how much Romney is regretting accepting the offer to run in MA, instead of his more 'ancestral' Michigan.