ATREATFORKENTUCKIANS:NEWHERALD-LEADER/36NEWSELECTIONPOLLSHOWSTHATMcCONNELLISVULNERABLEByRyanAlessioftheHerald-Leader

U.S.Sen.MitchMcConnell’s popularityhascontinuedtoslip,suggestingvulnerabilityinhis2008re-electionbid...

SlightlymorerespondentstotheHerald-Leader/ActionNews36ElectionPollsaidtheydisapprovedofMcConnell’sjobperformanceintheU.S.Senatethanthosewholikedwhathe’sdone.AndfewerthanhalfsaidtheyhadafavorableimpressionofMcConnell,theSenateRepublicanleader.

Still,the47percentwhosaidtheyhadapositiveviewofMcConnellishigherthanthe46whodon’t(haveapositiveviewofhim)…

AmongtheworstnewsforMcConnellwasthat46percentofrespondentsdisapprovedofhisperformancecomparedto45percentwhosaidtheylikewhathe’sdone— thefirsttimeanindependentmediapollhasshownthesenatorwithahigherpercentageofdisapproval.

Formoreonthisstoryclickhere: http://polwatchers.typepad.com/pol_watchers/2007/10/poll-mcconnell-.html