And the continual fun of 2010 goes on – From Real Clear Politics:
SurveyUSA is out with job approval ratings for President Obama and Senate Democrats in a trio of West Coast states: Washington, Oregon, and California. One Democratic Senator from each state is standing for reelection this November, and the numbers demonstrate the kind of political headwind they’re facing this year.
Washington State Senator Patty Murray appears to be the most vulnerable of the bunch, with an upside-down approval rating of 43/50. Recent polling shows Murray losing narrowly to Republican Dino Rossi…
…Barbara Boxer is also showing serious signs of weakness. SurveyUSA pegs her job approval at just 47%, with 43% disapproving…
…Lastly, Ron Wyden of Oregon looks to be the most secure of the bunch, though his job approval rating is right at 50%. The other day Sean pointed out that the most recent Rasmussen poll shows him with a 14-point lead over law professor Jim Huffman but added that it was, “surprising to see Wyden below 50% against an absolute no-name.”…
It is entirely up in the air, this election of 2010. The only thing we can say with any certainty is that if you’re in office, it might not be pretty for you. Other than that, its going to go in ways probably very unexpected by the so-called experts in politics. A political revolution is like that – the old rules don’t apply.
Regardless of the particular outcomes of the various races, the most important thing, to me, is that the people are ready to take their government back…