Survey USA recently released
approval ratings for each of the 100 senators in the Senate. In looking through these, I spotted potential presidential candidate,
Sen. Evan Bayh's (D-IN) numbers.
More below the flip...
Asked "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Evan Bayh is doing as United States Senator?," Indiana residents yielded a pretty consistent response across the board. First, 67 percent believe that he is doing a good job overall. But more intriguing are the numbers among Republicans and conservatives. Republicans approve of the job Bayh has done by a 61 percent to 29 percent margin, while conservatives approve Bayh's performance 62 percent to 29 percent. While popular among the Right, he still maintains his popularity among those residents that are either liberal or Democrats. Self-avowed liberals approve by a 74 percent to 16 percent margin, while Democrats approve of his performance by an even wider margin, at 77 percent to 15 percent. The moderate numbers are much the same.
When one looks across the board, it is hard to find an approval number anywhere below the 60 percent mark. With Bayh's success in Indiana, a traditionally conservative state, could Evan Bayh be the darkhorse to challenge Hillary?