NEW: Arizona Poll Numbers On Brewer, Arpaio, McCain, Kyl, State Gun, Planned Parenthood; Disapproval of McCain Crosses 50%

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) was easily re-elected last Fall; today, only two Senators have higher disapproval ratings than McCain.  Meanwhile, Governor Jan Brewer's approval ratings stayed nearly flat from January, even after vetoing a flurry of bills.  And, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio continues to have a more favorable than unfavorable rating.
Public Policy Polling ("PPP") - an organization hired mainly by Democrats but which has noted to be one of the most accurate and unbiased pollsters - released the numbers, a couple of days after releasing portions of the poll dealing with the 2012 Senate and Presidential races.

Only 7 substantive questions in this portion of the poll results, so we will simply print them in their entirety below the jump. 

But, we will first note that the two Senators with lower approval ratings than McCain are close McCain friend Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and John Ensign (R-NV, just resigned).  However, not all of the states are polled, nor at the same time.

The pollsters surveyed 623 Arizonans, had a 3.9% margin of error, and did not try to limit its automated poll to registered or likely voters.  Conventional wisdom is that such polls are more likely to lean towards Democratic candidates.  The poll was not paid for by any candidate or political organization.  (Note: I have asked PPP to confirm whether or not they try to reach registered voters and/or screen the respondents for the likelihood of voting.)

WATCH (and read): Conservative Commentator* Stephen Colbert Firing Two Rounds An Hour At Arizona Senator Jon Kyl

*Anything marked with an asterisk is not intended to be a factual statement.

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You know it must be early ballot time when...

...you get mailings from Planned Parenthood and National Right to Life on the same day. (And, no, they did not agree on Harry Mitchell or David Schweikert - that won't happen 'til the lion and the lamb hang out together or something.) NARAL has also filed that they spent money on mailers - mine must have been delayed due to Columbus day.


By the way, the real point of this post is that I would like to fact check as many of these mailers as possible over the next few weeks. So, please feel free to scan and e-mail material that you believe should be looked at more closely. Thanks!




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