How Voters View 2018s Most Vulnerable Senators A Year Out:

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This is scary! I know Tammy Baldwin has been hit with major ad attacks for over a month already!!



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How Voters View 2018’s Most Vulnerable Senators a Year Out
3 Democrats facing re-election in red states are above 50 percent approval, bucking larger trend
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By Eli Yokley October 31, 2017

Three Democrats viewed as vulnerable to re-election challenges next year have managed to climb above 50 percent approval in their home states, according to the latest Morning Consult Senator Approval Rankings — bucking the larger trend in the Senate, where 65 members ended the third quarter at or below 50 percent.

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The three senators – Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana – hail from states President Donald Trump won in 2016, just like the other Democratic senators seen as vulnerable.

In the West Virginia survey, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points, 53 percent of voters approve of Manchin, while 36 percent disapprove. In the North Dakota poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 points, 55 percent of voters approve of Heitkamp, while 32 percent disapprove. The Morning Consult survey of registered voters across the nation was conducted online from July 1 through Sept. 30.

Despite their standing overall, Heitkamp and Manchin saw a 9-percentage point slide in their net approval – the difference in their approval and disapproval percentages – since the second quarter, the biggest drop in the Senate.................................................