Reply #7: It seems that both senators...

[cothomps]

... were "on the rise"


Job approval for both Minnesota senators is on the rise
Eric Black, Star Tribune
January 24, 2004SEN24

As a growing number of Minnesotans form opinions about their freshmen U.S. senators, both Mark Dayton and Norm Coleman have rising job approval ratings, according to the latest Star Tribune Minnesota Poll. Both broke above the 50 percent mark for the first time.

Democrat Dayton, who is beginning his fourth year in office, has an approval rating of 58 percent, with 15 percent of Minnesotans disapproving of his performance and 27 percent expressing no opinion.

Republican Coleman, who is just starting his second year, has an approval rating of 54 percent, with 22 percent disapproval and 24 percent no opinion.

The poll of 821 adults was taken Jan. 15-20, a period that stretched from just before the Iowa caucuses to Tuesday evening, when President Bush delivered his State of the Union message.


http://www.startribune.com/stories/784/4336834.html

Not being "Minnesotan" anymore, I can clearly state that I consider Norm Coleman to be a complete scumbag.

Just want to make sure I don't leave any 'wiggle room' in my statement. ;-)