It's mostly a moot point now.
But I was struck when I read Sen. Jim Talent's November approval rating, according to SurveyUSA.
37%. Talk about kicking a man when he's already down.
Fresh off his failed re-election bid, just 37% of Missourians approve of the job Sen. Jim Talent is doing. What's changed since Talent was scoring in the mid-40s over the last few months?
He lost an election. So now more people disapprove of the job he's doing because he lost? Or is SurveyUSA just that off?
It doesn't really add up to me. I mean, whether you voted for Sen. Talent or not, he surely doesn't deserve one of the lowest approval ratings in the country, does he?
According to SurveyUSA, Talent now is tied for the second lowest approval rating in the country. He's second only to fellow ousted Sen. Mike Dewine, who's approval rating sits at 34%. The others in the basement? Sens. Rick Santorum (37%) and Conrad Burns (41%), who both lost their seats.
Talent only gets a 40% approval mark in the Ozarks. Apparently, even some of the people who voted for him now don't approve of him. Just because he lost?
After covering and observing Sen. Talent for a good part of a year, it's clear to me that he's an honest, classy, highly respectable public servant who is in the public arena for the right reasons.
Even when we sparred during interviews, he was always cordial and answered my questions. At one point during the campaign, he even encouraged me to "keep plugging along," and "not let my critics get me down." He was a Senator before he was a pol. That can't be said for every officeholder.
It will be interesting to see where he takes his Talent next, and whether he will take another shot at public office down the road.
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Bobicus (is right again/tomatocus, etc), you have written many comments. You seem to be intelligent about different political issues. For that, I give you credit. However, your cockiness goes over the top sometimes. I can't say I am a big fan of your "bobicus is right again" username. Be careful about seeming too haughty.
Bobicus Tomatocus--Okay, so I was wrong. I apologize. I guess I am a little naive about the whole name thing. I personally would never use a username that was so close to another's just b/c it has potential for confusion. I can see, though, why someone would do it for the sake of sarcasm. To you, tomatocus, I do apologize. To the one who is "bobicus is right again" the sarcasm is somewhat clever. :)
"Here's another guy who champions a move towards smaller government..."
Bad as Talent was in that regard, we now have a whole new bunch of elected officials, most of whom come from a party that doesn't know the meaning of "smaller government".
BTW, one wonders how many of those bogus ACORN voter registrations, helped elect Democrats this year...
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