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HOW?S THAT ?YOU?VE GOT ME? BUSINESS WORKING OUT? Sen. Ben Nelson trailing in polls by double digits?

By Glenn Reynolds

HOW’S THAT “YOU’VE GOT ME” BUSINESS WORKING OUT? Sen. Ben Nelson trailing in polls by double digits. “The bad news for Democrats doesn?t just come in the head-to-head comparisons. Nelson?s overall approval rating is an abysmal 39/50, while his Republican colleague Mike Johanns gets a 59/28. Regardless of the competition, Nelson doesn?t get above 42% in any matchup; the only reason he leads two candidates is because they?re relative unknowns. For a two-term incumbent and former governor who has been on the statewide stage for more than twenty years, these numbers are almost certain indications of electoral doom.” I’m guessing Nelson wishes he’d voted the other way on ObamaCare now.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on February 02, 2011 (boomark / email).