How popular is your senator?

By Chris Kromm / February 22, 2006

No, I'm not talking about the Senate Edition of "Hot or Not?" I'm referring to Survey USA's latest ranking of US Senators by approval ratings, released this week.

A couple interesting findings: in this poll, only five Senators have a net-negative aproval rating (3 Republicans, 2 Democrats). The only Southerner in the bottom five is Louisiana's Mary Landrieu, who is having trouble shaking off some of her post-Katrina mis-steps.

At the other end of the spectrum, over 50 Senators have a net approval rating of 20 points or more. 25 are loved by a 30 percent margin. Who knew?

Republicans Warner (VA), Lott (MS), and Graham (SC) lead up the Southern delegation, and West Virginia's Democratic Duo of Rockefeller and Byrd tie for 23rd to sneak into the top 25:



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