January Senate Approval Numbers from Survey USA

SUSA is up with their January numbers. For whatever reason, there are no new numbers up for Massachusetts (John Kerry) and Minnesota (Norm Coleman). For December's numbers for them, visit last month's post.

Republicans:

Mitch McConnell	1/22/08	12/27/07	11/20/07	10/18/07	9/25/07	8/21/07	11/22/06
Approve	49	51	44	49	51	50	54
Disapprove	44	42	47	45	40	43	39

McConnell's approval is back under 50% and his disapproval upticks. Ugly numbers like that mean vulnerability, especially considering some of McConnell's worst numbers come among independent voters (a stunningly bad 34-58).

Pat Roberts	1/22/08	12/27/07	11/20/07	10/18/07	9/25/07	8/21/07	11/22/06
Approve	51	56	51	55	57	54	51
Disapprove	38	32	38	36	32	33	36

Roberts is really teasing us this month as his approval drops to 51% for the second time in three months. The early fundraising and hustle of Democratic candidate Greg Orman, coupled with Roberts' relatively sagging approval and many other negative marks, make Kansas look like the sleeper pick for a competitive Senate race.

Jeff Sessions	1/22/08	12/27/07	11/20/07	10/18/07	9/25/07	8/21/07	11/22/06
Approve	61	56	60	54	56	59	58
Disapprove	29	34	30	37	34	33	32

Sessions enters the really safe zone.

Gordon Smith	1/22/08	12/27/07	11/20/07	10/18/07	9/25/07	8/21/07	11/22/06
Approve	48	50	52	49	48	46	54
Disapprove	41	38	38	42	42	44	37

Smith, like McConnell, sees his approval back under 50%, and Smith's disapproval is even back over 40%. Good times.

Democrats:

Tom Harkin	1/22/08	12/27/07	11/20/07	10/18/07	9/25/07	8/21/07	11/22/06
Approve	58	54	58	53	53	57	53
Disapprove	33	38	37	42	40	35	40

I'll once again stick with my November comment: "Harkin is looking just comfortable enough for me to say something snarky like, 'I hope Tom Latham does challenge Harkin, just to open up Latham's House seat!'"