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Wisconsin: Russ Feingold

Job Approval Rating
Favorability Rating
Political Ideology
Censure of President Bush

Job Approval Rating

Russ Feingold Job Approval Rating

Poll	Date	Approve	Disapprove	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	May 16-18, 2008	56%	39%	5%	600	± 4.1
Badger Poll²	April 15-24, 2008	66%	23%	11%	521	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	April 11-13, 2008	53%	39%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	March 14-16, 2008	54%	39%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	February 15-17, 2008	54%	39%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	January 19-21, 2008	59%	33%	8%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	December 13-15, 2007	50%	43%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	November 9-11, 2007	50%	42%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-14, 2007	49%	43%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-16, 2007	49%	44%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	August 10-12, 2007	51%	43%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	July 13-15, 2007	52%	42%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	June 8-10, 2007	53%	40%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	May 11-13, 2007	55%	39%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	April 13-15, 2007	55%	39%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	March 9-11, 2007	52%	40%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	February 9-11, 2007	51%	43%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	January 12-14, 2007	54%	38%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	December 8-10, 2006	48%	45%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	November 8-11, 2006	54%	38%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	October 12-15, 2006	55%	39%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	September 14-17, 2006	51%	42%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	August 11-13, 2006	51%	44%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	July 14-16, 2006	55%	40%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	June 9-11, 2006	50%	45%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	May 12-14, 2006	50%	45%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	April 7-9, 2006	53%	42%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	March 10-12, 2006	52%	41%	7%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	February 10-12, 2006	54%	38%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	January 13-15, 2006	54%	38%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	December 9-11, 2005	54%	38%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	November 11-13, 2005	58%	36%	6%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	October 14-16, 2005	55%	39%	6%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	September 16-18, 2005	52%	43%	5%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	August 12-14, 2005	54%	38%	8%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	July 8-10, 2005	55%	35%	10%	600	± 4.1
SurveyUSA¹	June 10-12, 2005	62%	33%	6%	600	± 4.0
SurveyUSA¹	May 6-8, 2005	53%	37%	10%	600	± 4.1

1 "Do you approve or disapprove of the job Russ Feingold is doing as United States Senator?"

2 "Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way that Russ Feingold is handling his job as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin?"

Russ Feingold Job Approval Rating

Poll	Date	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	October 18-26, 2006	18%	30%	27%	19%	6%	508	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	June 23 – July 2, 2006	19%	28%	22%	20%	11%	508	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	October 23-27, 2004	20%	26%	24%	14%	16%	537 LV	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	September 15-21, 2004	16%	33%	24%	14%	12%	468 LV	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	June 15-23, 2004	11%	34%	31%	12%	12%	504	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	April 20-28, 2004	8%	40%	27%	9%	15%	511	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	March 23-31, 2004	12%	36%	28%	11%	14%	500	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	January 27 – February 3, 2004	10%	36%	31%	7%	15%	500	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	October 21-28, 2003	10%	38%	29%	11%	12%	511	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	May 13-21, 2003	7%	38%	30%	11%	15%	503	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	February 11-19, 2003	8%	40%	27%	10%	15%	504	± 4.0
WPR / St. Norbert College²	October 17-29, 2001	19%	44%	14%	7%	17%	404	± 4.8

1 "How would you rate the job Russ Feingold is doing? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?"

2 "I'm going to read you a list of public officials. Please tell me whether you rate the job they are doing as excellent, good, not so good, or poor...Senator Russ Feingold."

Favorability Rating

Russ Feingold Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll⁴	June 8-10, 2008	59%	29%	13%	506 LV	± 4.0
Badger Poll²	October 18-26, 2006	57%	28%	15%	508	± 4.0
Badger Poll²	June 23 – July 2, 2006	59%	27%	14%	508	± 4.0
WPRI¹	June 18-19, 2006	51%	35%	14%	600	± 4.0
Rasmussen³	December 8, 2005	51%	41%	8%	500 LV	± 4.5
WPRI¹	October 2-4, 2005	55%	32%	13%	600	± 4.0
Badger Poll²	October 23-27, 2004	50%	23%	26%	537 LV	± 4.0
WPRI¹	September 22-26, 2004	51%	33%	15%	602	± 4.0
Badger Poll²	September 15-21, 2004	47%	26%	27%	468 LV	± 4.0
Badger Poll²	June 15-23, 2004	47%	17%	35%	504	± 4.0
Badger Poll²	April 20-28, 2004	46%	18%	35%	511	± 4.0
Badger Poll²	March 23-31, 2004	47%	19%	34%	500	± 4.0
Badger Poll²	January 27 – February 4, 2004	46%	16%	36%	502	± 4.0
Badger Poll²	October 21-28, 2003	41%	23%	35%	511	± 4.0
WPRI¹	October 6-12, 2003	49%	24%	27%	1,000	± 3.0

1 "Please let me know if you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of ... Russ Feingold."

2 "(I'm going to read you a list of people in public life. For each of them, please tell me if you have a favorable impression of them, an unfavorable impression, or don't know enough to make up your mind.) ... Russ Feingold."

3 "Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of Russ Feingold?"

4 "Now I would like to read you the names of several individuals who have been mentioned in the news recently. As I read each one, please tell me whether you have a very favorable opinion of that person, a somewhat favorable opinion, a somewhat unfavorable opinion, or a very unfavorable opinion of each. If you don't feel you can rate that person or don't recognize the name, just say so.) ... Russ Feingold."

Political Ideology

Russ Feingold Political Ideology

Poll	Date	Conservative	Moderate	Liberal	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	September 14, 2006	8%	25%	57%	10%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "For each of the following, please let me know if you believe that person is politically conservative, moderate, or liberal ... Russ Feingold."

Censure of President Bush

Motivation for Feingold Censure of Bush for Wiretapping Policy

Poll	Date	Political advantage	Right thing to do	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	January 4-12, 2005	42%	53%	6%	503	± 4.0

1 "Do you think Senator Feingold is calling for censuring Bush mainly to use the issue for political advantage, or mainly because he believes it is the right thing to do."