Franken’s initial approval rating: right where he left off
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HOT AIR
When politicians first take office, they usually ride on a bubble of good will among their constituents. Consider it the triumph of hope over experience; after an election, most people hope they will do well even if they didn’t support the winner in the election. With that in mind, Eric Ostermeier looks at Al Franken’s initial job-approval ratings after a month in office, and finds that bubble missing entirely:
A newly released SurveyUSA poll conducted only two weeks into Franken’s tenure finds Minnesotans unsurprisingly divided about how he is conducting himself as their Senator in Washington. The poll finds 43 percent of Gopher State adults approving of his job performance and 45 percent disapproving.
Not only did Franken fail to gain any traction in that first month, the poll surveyed Minnesota adults, not registered voters or likely voters. That should have given Franken the best opportunity to gain approval points. Instead, he looks like a flop across the board.
