I think this fact sums up how much trouble Democrats are in for in the Midwest this year: Ted Strickland's 34/52 approval rating on the Ohio poll we put out today makes him...the most popular Democratic Governor in a Big Ten State!
The other 5 Democrats running their states in the region all have approval numbers in the 20s. Ed Rendell's numbers are the worst at 27/63 (-36), followed by Jennifer Granholm at 29/61 (-32), Jim Doyle at 28/59 (-31), Pat Quinn at 23/53 (-30), and Chet Culver at 28/56 (-28).
The Midwest, rather than the South, is going to be the Democrats' worst region because they have so much more to lose. When you see approval numbers like these for the Governors in these states- not to mention the President- it makes you wonder how bad the damage is for Democrats in the Congressional and Legislative races in the region.
Two months left to try to minimize the damage...
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Reason is that the midwest is overwhelmingly White, and Whites that aren't in Northeast (also a little there) are trending heavily Republican. So all the talk that GOP is long-term minority forgets that at the same time, Whites are going the other way.
Not only do few approve of Democratic governors, but a majority affirmatively disapprove of all six Democrats. Voters are not just unimpressed with Democrats; they affirmatively reject the Democrats' agenda.
...or 2 months left to maximize your gains....right?
Given the fact that Obama and those in charge really have zero idea why folks are so upset, I'd say two months left to inflict more damage.
you have got to be kidding...in the PPP poll for Ohio 21% of the African- American voters said they prefered Bush to Obama...who is doing this poll...Sean Hannity
The Dems are going to get kicked everywhere, but the Hillary states are going to be the worst for them. Be interesting to see how things might have been if she'd won instead.
Speaking of Hillary States, notice that Manchin can't even get 50% support.
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