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Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Jon Kyl in Trouble in Arizona
The latest polling shows that Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ), the second most conservative member of the Senate (according to National Journal's 2004 vote rankings, he had a composite conservative score of 90.8), is in some deep trouble. CQ Today's Midday Update (free email service) reports:
According to the Associated Press, Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., who is up for re-election next year, has seen his job approval ratings drop to 42 percent from 49 percent in January in the latest Rocky Mountain Poll by Behavior Research Center. President Bush’s job ratings also declined, as did those of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who dropped to 61 percent approval from 73 percent in January. “Twenty-one percent of those polled believe Kyl is doing a fair job while ten percent say he’s doing a poor job.” The survey of 682 Arizonans was conducted April 12-17 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points. [original story here]If only the Democrats could field a viable candidate, Arizona would look like a prime pick-up opportunity for 2006. Former Senator Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) suggested to me that state party chairman Jim Pederson would be the ideal candidate to run against Kyl. Perhaps this new polling data will help him decide to jump into the race and give Kyl a run for his money.
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