Survey Atlasia National HQ -Nyman, DC (Archiving May Polls)

[Associate Justice PiT]

Jedi with 60% approval? He's the best PPT in recent memory.

Rankings aren't based on actual performance in the Senate. Even look at IRL: Nancy Pelosi is hated for her job as Speaker, but her constituents don't really care.

Yes, that's because of the Senate's complete detachment and unrelatedness to everyday Atlasia (which isn't necessarily the Senate's fault).  I certainly had no idea that MasterJedi was considered "the best PPT in recent memory" until afleitch said so.  In fact, I have no idea what makes a "good" PPT and a "bad" one, because I have little to no knowledge of the job performance of recent PPTs.

     Yeah, it was clear from the approvals that many people in Atlasia really don't follow Senate business. If they did, MasterJedi & Purple State would both be close to 100%.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Jedi with 60% approval? He's the best PPT in recent memory.

Rankings aren't based on actual performance in the Senate. Even look at IRL: Nancy Pelosi is hated for her job as Speaker, but her constituents don't really care.

Yes, that's because of the Senate's complete detachment and unrelatedness to everyday Atlasia (which isn't necessarily the Senate's fault).  I certainly had no idea that MasterJedi was considered "the best PPT in recent memory" until afleitch said so.  In fact, I have no idea what makes a "good" PPT and a "bad" one, because I have little to no knowledge of the job performance of recent PPTs.

     Yeah, it was clear from the approvals that many people in Atlasia really don't follow Senate business. If they did, MasterJedi & Purple State would both be close to 100%.

I don't want to be harsh, MasterJedi is a great PPT, but he doesn't debate and improve bills with other senators.

     True, though after following the Senate & then being a Senator through so many mediocre & subpar PPTs, I hold any good one that comes along in high regard.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Jedi with 60% approval? He's the best PPT in recent memory.

Rankings aren't based on actual performance in the Senate. Even look at IRL: Nancy Pelosi is hated for her job as Speaker, but her constituents don't really care.

Yes, that's because of the Senate's complete detachment and unrelatedness to everyday Atlasia (which isn't necessarily the Senate's fault).  I certainly had no idea that MasterJedi was considered "the best PPT in recent memory" until afleitch said so.  In fact, I have no idea what makes a "good" PPT and a "bad" one, because I have little to no knowledge of the job performance of recent PPTs.

     Yeah, it was clear from the approvals that many people in Atlasia really don't follow Senate business. If they did, MasterJedi & Purple State would both be close to 100%.

I don't want to be harsh, MasterJedi is a great PPT, but he doesn't debate and improve bills with other senators.

And Purple State presided over the apparently unpopular Constitutional Convention, which made him unpopular enough to be the subject of a recall within the convention (though of course it failed).

     However, this is about his job as Senator, not Presiding Officer at the Convention. As Senator, he has done a fine job of proposing compromises that please both the RPP & JCP Senators.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     The Midwestern turnout in the approval polls leaves a bit to be desired.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Only in Atlasia is a 9% lead slight.

[Associate Justice PiT]

I still don't see the results.

     The poll is still in progress.

[Associate Justice PiT]

      at the results of the at-large poll. How many at-large Senators over the years have actually managed to get negative approval ratings before this? Off the top of my head, only DWTL, RowanBrandon, & Libertas managed such a thing.

[Associate Justice PiT]

I am refering to this poll in particular, not to all your polls. It seems rather evident that right-wingers are overrepresented in the sample. Of course it's by no way your fault.

Marokai often had slightly negative approvals. So you and Lief are in line with tradition for hard core liberal Senators. My polls tend to show that extremes do poorly but the extreme left is more popular then the extreme right. Also, we need more polls to see whether this is a consisten trend or a turnout issue as you say. We'll know in a few months.

I can understand why I and Lief have negative approval (not to say it's deserved, of course). But just look at HappyWarrior, Bgwah or Bacon King. And if you cite inactivity to explain BK's disapproval, just look at Dallasfan, who is just slightly less inactive and has reverse ratings.

     Dallasfan has made 14 posts in the Senate in the last two weeks to 2 by BK. Not to mention that Bacon King has a long-term pattern of inactivity, not least of which was when he disappeared for three weeks & could have been kicked out of the Senate were it not for the realization that the relevant clause of the OSPR was in contravention of the Constitution.

     While I do think Dallasfan ought to be more active than he is, it strikes me as slightly disingenuous to compare his inactivity to Bacon King's inactivity.

[Associate Justice PiT]

I am refering to this poll in particular, not to all your polls. It seems rather evident that right-wingers are overrepresented in the sample. Of course it's by no way your fault.

Marokai often had slightly negative approvals. So you and Lief are in line with tradition for hard core liberal Senators. My polls tend to show that extremes do poorly but the extreme left is more popular then the extreme right. Also, we need more polls to see whether this is a consisten trend or a turnout issue as you say. We'll know in a few months.

I can understand why I and Lief have negative approval (not to say it's deserved, of course). But just look at HappyWarrior, Bgwah or Bacon King. And if you cite inactivity to explain BK's disapproval, just look at Dallasfan, who is just slightly less inactive and has reverse ratings.

     Dallasfan has made 14 posts in the Senate in the last two weeks to 2 by BK. Not to mention that Bacon King has a long-term pattern of inactivity, not least of which was when he disappeared for three weeks & could have been kicked out of the Senate were it not for the realization that the relevant clause of the OSPR was in contravention of the Constitution.

     While I do think Dallasfan ought to be more active than he is, it strikes me as slightly disingenuous to compare his inactivity to Bacon King's inactivity.

There's no doubt BK is by far the most inactive Senator, but I guess you have to be a Senator to see what "inactivity" means. Of course it's only a subjective feeling and it's not meant to criticize anyone, but I guess assisting to the debates (and especially the debates on substantial bills, not about renaming an airport) is the best way to judge someone's activity. In my little experience in the Senate, I think I could rank our Senators in 3 categories : there are those who take an important part in most debates (NC Yankee, AHDuke, me), those who make important occasional contributions (Bgwah, Snowguy, Happywarrior, Lief), and those who almost don't contribute (Eraserhead, BK, Dallasfan). Again, that's not to criticize anyone : it's just exposing my feeling and my experience.

     I will admit that in the time since I left the Senate, the attention that I've paid to Senate affairs has been quite intermittent & has only recently begun to crest again.

     While Senators not contributing anything to debate is quite a pain, I find that the most basic thing a Senator can do to make his presence worthwhile is show up to vote. If a Senator does not vote, then it takes longer to achieve majorities on bills & that slows the Senate down. If all of our Senators deigned to vote, then the De-Registration Act would most likely have been signed already. As it stands, the bill is languishing in final vote.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Jasengle's support sure imploded.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     It seems that folks are really angry with the Senate these days. Inactivity is not going unnoticed.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     It seems that folks are really angry with the Senate these days. Inactivity is not going unnoticed.

I don't think it's solely down to that, considering that Antonio, one of the best Senators by any measure, has fairly "meh" approvals.

Woo, 50/50!

     I think people don't know much about the Senate operations, but have a sense that the Senate is not very active. They know that there are problem folks, but don't really know who they are.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Combined Senate:                 Approve:        Disapprove:        Net:
Senator Kalwejt (JCP-MN)         100%                  0%              100%
Senator NC Yankee (RPP-NC)      80%                 20%               60%
Senator AHDuke99 (RPP-SC)       70%                 30%               40%
Senator shua (POP-MA)               70%                 30%               40%
Senator bgwah (JCP-WA)            67%                 33%               34%
Senator Antonio V (UDL-HI)         65%                 35%               30%
Senator Oakvale (JCP-DE)            55%                45%               10%
Senator HappyWarrior (IND-MD)  50%                50%                  0%
Senator RowanBrandon (RPP-NJ) 50%                50%                  0%
Senator Snowguy716 (JCP-MN)    42%                58%               -16%

My numbers aren't stratospheric, but they seem much improved compared to previous polls. Looks like doing nothing is the best way to get popular.

     That is probably true. People in Atlasia tend to have positive opinions of others by default. It's only when those others get on their nerves that they develop negative opinions.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Unless I see a respectful discussion on the polling conducted I shall soon go into the the theatre business. Our first play will be a show called Armageddon.

Since it's in no one's interest to lose you as a member of the Senate and watch your plays, I'll give it a desperate try.

The Senate approval ratings look very good overall; 9 out of 10 senators have a very positive or, at worst, neutral rating. Just based on these numbers Atlasia seems like an incredibly boring place.

     High approvals are the rule of the day in Atlasia. 9/10 Senators having non-negative approval ratings has usually been the case. Some of them being so close to that magical 50% barrier (& some being right on it) is a bit unusual.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Possible backlash from renaming the airports?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Senator Vacancy's no-nonsense policy of unconditional abstension in the face of this tide of political shenanigans shall be vindicated by history!

[Associate Justice PiT]

     The IDS sure is spawning popular officials, eh? I'm the most popular regional executive, NC Yankee had the largest sample size of regional Senators with unanimous approval, Clarence has the second highest approval of at-large Senators with an impressive 83% & SoEA SJoyceFla has 89% approval.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I wonder about that disapprover. Is it a complaint about my productivity or is it something I'm doing or what?

[Associate Justice PiT]

It's amusing. Ask about the state of Atlasia, everyone complains about how terrible things are and how many things need fixed. Ask about officeholder approvals? Why, everyone's just doing a marvelous job!

     It's like real life. Most people think that Congress sucks, with the exception of their own congressperson.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     71% approval, eh? higher than I expected, what with all of the Laborites down here now.