Inlightofyesterday’s(June20th)SUSApollthathasMitchMcConnell’sapprovalratingat52%(whichIdon’tthinkisanythingstellarforsomeonewithasmuchnamerecognitionasMitchMcConnell’s),anewpollsoontobereleasedwillshowthatthesenumbersarenotrock-solidandthatthemorevotersfindoutabouttheSenatorthelesslikelytheyaretosupporthim.
ApollcommissionedbythePublicActionCampaignFundsurveyed500KentuckiansontheirviewsofMitchMcConnell.Accordingtothepoll,only38%ofpeoplearewillingtore-electMcConnelland49%ofvoterssaytheywillvoteforsomeoneelseorwillconsidervotingforsomeoneelseinthe‘08elections.Thosearenotgoodnumbersforanyincumbent.Moreover,thepollwillshowtheMcConnellapprove/disapprovenumbersat48%to45%respectively.
ThemostnotablepartofthepollsaysthatwhenvotersaremadeawareofMitchMcConnell’spositiononissues,letussayforexamplethefactthatSenatorMcConnellvotedearlierthisyeartoabolishtheminimumwageandhasvotedrepeatedlyagainstraisingit,hisre-electnumbersplummettoonly21%.
MitchMcConnellisoutoftouchwithhisconstituents.HisconsistentvotesagainsttheeconomicinterestsofKentuckianswillbehisAchillesheelintheupcomingelection.WhileKentuckyhasoneofthehighestunemploymentratesinthecountryandoneofthelowestpercapitaincomes,MitchMcConnellvehementlyfightslegislationthathelpsmiddleclassandworkingpoorfamilies.
Themorevotersbecomeawareofhispolicies,themoretheywillbeappalled.(That’swhyTheBridgewillcontinuetoinformitsreadersofSenatorMitch’srecord.)