Utah Senate: Two out of three voters want Bennett gone

Thu, 12/03/2009 - 1:09pm | posted by Jason Pye

Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT), who has been criticized by conservatives on health care, can’t be happy with this polling:

Two of every three Utahns want to see Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, ousted in his re-election bid next year.
However, all of the challengers seeking to unseat him currently trail far behind him anyway, and are bunched together with none emerging yet as the front-runner opponent, according to a new poll conducted for the Deseret News and KSL-TV by Dan Jones & Associates.
But Bennett is in real trouble. Pollster Dan Jones said the last time he saw such weak numbers for an incumbent was when former Rep. Merrill Cook, R-Utah, sought re-election in 2000 amid scandal over his erratic behavior. Cook lost a GOP primary that year to Derek Smith, who in turn lost the general election to Democrat Jim Matheson.

H/T: Club for Growth