SUSA's new 50 State Senate Approval Ratings

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I love the guys from North Dakota, but I don't know how they do it. Can somebody explain how the two Democratic senators are so popular in such a Republican region? These are not conservative Southern-style Dems either.

[memphis]

Can somebody explain how the two Democratic senators are so popular in such a Republican region?

Agricultural issues

Please elaborate. I've long wondered about this and appreciate any explaination. I just don't understand how a state can elect George Bush, Kent Conrad, and Byron Dorgan, all by huge margins. Thanks for any info.

[memphis]

Well, I'm pleased to see Evan Bayh topping 60% again with a 29% net approval rating after a wobbly (by his standards) 14% net approval back in June

Any particular reason why LA's Republican Senator David Vitter's approvals are so high and Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu's barely in positives?

Dave

Association with Blanco, most likely.

Landrieu has never been popular. She's won her two Senate races by margins of 50%-50% and 52% to 48%.

Indeed, I was living in New Orleans during Landrieu's 2002 campaign. Nasty election. As is typical of theie tactics, Republican's standard attack was "Louisiana's most liberal Senator ever." The "most liberal" line is really getting tired. I guess the Republicans forgot about the Kingfish.

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Either Brad Carson or Dan Boren should run against Inhofe in 2008.  Carson did well enough for a Democrat and in 2004 Boren carried every county in his District alongside George W. Bush.

 

He did well in what ways? He got 41% of the vote in a race he was supposed to win or come very, very close to winning?

One of those damn greens picked of six percent.  Carson still would have lost with every one of those votes, but I get really pissed off by these stupid spoiler candidates. I would feel the same way about the Libertarians if I were a Republican. Thune only lost to Johnson in 2002 because of them.