I’ll write a separate post about the other MPR poll numbers released today, but I just wanted to highlight how popular Amy Klobuchar is with the people of Minnesota. Buried at the end of the MPR story on their new poll numbers is this paragraph:
MPR pollsters also asked about voter perceptions of DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Klobuchar, who took office earlier this year, won “good” or “excellent” marks from 56 percent of the respondents. And the 9 percent who said Klobuchar is doing a “poor” job, is half of the 18 percent who gave Coleman a “poor” job performance rating.
Damn, that’s a good number. Survey USA has her in an even better position, with a 58% approval rating. Minnesotans must like her strong emphasis on congressional ethics and her work on global warming.
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Amy gives me that thrill of honesty, like Pal Wellstone did. I am so proud the Mn elected this honorable and worthy senator.
While I like her and voted for her I’m hardly impressed that she has a high approval rating - she’s only been in office for a few months. On top of that she’s hardly been noticable (as are all new Senators) so there’s no reason for anyone to get upset with her.
After 4 years in office if her numbers are that good it will be a lot more impressive.
I am glad her approval ratings are high and really think she is doing a good job. There is one thing though that needs improvement and that is constituent services. I have emailed her several times and have never received a reply nor acknowledgement of the email being received. You can hold Norm Coleman accountable for his actions all you want, but he/his staff gets back to you each and every time you contact him. Whether you agree with him or not he finds it important to communicate to his constituents. Michele Bachmann doesn’t reply to constituents either. I don’t think Amy wants to be compared to Bachmann, do you?
I think this is a big problem. They work for us and we deserve a response.
Knowing plenty of people that have worked with her I wouldn’t expect any improvements in her constituent services. She was known as an awful boss, hard to work with by her peers and completely unresponsive to anything that wouldn’t advance her career.
Seems like she gets some time to get a hold of the job.
Right now, the impressions of her are good - I concur.
Amy’s addressed “constituent service” on C-SPAN. The idea that they’ve been working out of a trailer as the offices were vacated & prepared.
I don’t know that Coleman’s automatic email reply system makes me feel one whit better that receiving no reply from Amy’s office. Hardly a thing I would decide her performance on.
Ultimately, Coleman responses are littered with the usual conjob pieces that tell me how great he is doing & occasionally contains some policy position unrelated to what I wrote about.
She does have a “Wellsotne factor.” I hope she can live up to it.
Wellstone factor? That seems like quite a stretch. She is an awful public speaker and has never inspired the people around her. I’d say there is more of a Dayton factor than anything else.
Coleman’s initial response is automated to state that his office received the email. His staff then responds with his policy positions. Don’t get me wrong I don’t agree with Coleman and would like to see him replaced. Trailer or no trailer, they have computers and obviously email and could do something to respond to constituents. 5 months seems long enough to set that up.