The people love Bernie-- the establishment of both corrupt DC parties fear himI feel like I've written this post every year forever. Bernie is the most popular senator in America and Mitch McConnell is the most despised. Morning Consultant reported the new rankings. Their top-lines are that crooked New Jersey senator Bob Menendez is as unpopular in his state as Trump is and that Florida Dem, Bill Nelson, had the biggest net slide this year of any senator.Vermont voters aren't just happy with Bernie. Patrick Leahy is almost as popular and comes in at #2 nationally. These are the top 10 most approved senators
• Bernie- 63%• Patrick Leahy (D-VT)- 61%• Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)- 58%• Angus King (I-ME)- 58%• John Thune (R-SD)- 58%• Brian Schatz (D-HI)- 57%• Mazie Hirono (D-HI) 57%• Jack Reed (D-RI)- 56%• John Hoeven (R-ND)- 54%• Mike Rounds (R-SD)- 54%
The 10 senators with the highest disapproval numbers-- from most hated to somewhat less hated are all repulsive conservatives-- every single one of them:
• Mitch McConnell (R-KY)- 52%• Jeff Flake (R-AZ)- 49%• Claire McCaskill (D-MO)- 48%• Robert Menendez (D-NJ)- 46%• John McCain (R-AZ)- 45%• Dean Heller (R-NV)- 44%• Joe Manchin (D-WV)- 43%• Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)- 43%• Marco Rubio (R-FL)- 42%• Pat Roberts (R-KS)- 41%
I've highlighted the senators who are "underwater"--meaning there are more people who hate them than like them-- by entering them in red. Only conservative Democrats Joe Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp on this list have more positive ratings than negative ratings, although McCain 45% negative is almost erased by a 44% positive.
Nelson joined three other Senate Democrats on the ballot next month in Trump-won states-- Claire McCaskill in Missouri, Joe Donnelly in Indiana and Joe Manchin in West Virginia-- in trailing the president’s net popularity among their constituents.Averages of the head-to-head polling tracked by RealClearPolitics up to Monday showed a close race in three of those states. In Florida, Nelson leads Scott by just 2 points. McCaskill (D-MO), who saw a net drop of 7 points in her approval in the third quarter, is essentially tied with Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley, and Donnelly, who also saw a net drop of 7 points over that time period, has a slight lead over Republican Mike Braun.The six other Democrats from Trump-won states who are on the ballot this year are all more popular than the president, including Sens. Tammy Baldwin (WI), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Jon Tester (MT), Sherrod Brown (OH), Bob Casey (PA) and Heidi Heitkamp (ND).Baldwin posted the biggest quarterly improvement among vulnerable Democrats, with her net approval rising 6 points from the second quarter. She was followed by Heitkamp, who improved her net standing by 4 points. Head-to-head polling has found Heitkamp trailing her Republican rival, Rep. Kevin Cramer, by nearly 9 points, according to the RealClearPolitics average.Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was the quarter’s second most unpopular senator who will appear on the ballot next month, following McCaskill. His net approval rating fell by 8 points, to 16 points underwater, with 46 percent of Garden State voters disapproving of his job performance. Menendez is as unpopular in New Jersey as Trump, who lost the state to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by 14 points during 2016.Menendez leads his rival, Republican businessman Bob Hugin, by 7 points, according to the RealClearPolitics average of New Jersey polls.In Nevada, the net approval of Sen. Dean Heller-- the sole Republican incumbent running in a Clinton-won state-- is 7 points underwater after dropping a net 4 points in the third quarter.In Texas, a Republican-friendly state where Cruz is facing a well-financed rival in Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the incumbent senator is 8 points more popular than the president in terms of net approval. Overall, 49 percent of Texas voters approve of Cruz.
