Katrina Coverage

From this:

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour-R went up 26 points in "Net Job Approval" from August to September, the largest increase of any of 6 Governors directly affected by hurricanes in the past month, and the largest increase of any Governor in the country, according to 50 separate but concurrent public opinion polls released today by SurveyUSA.

Barbour went from a Minus 7 Net Job Approval in August to a Plus 19 Net Job Approval today, a 26-point increase. Net Job Approval is calculated by taking the number of state residents who Approve of a Governor's performance and subtracting the number who Disapprove.

4 other Governors affected by hurricanes also surged:

– Alabama's Bob Riley-R went from Net Zero in August to Plus 21 today, a 21-point increase.

– North Carolina's Mike Easley-D went from Plus 15 in August to Plus 34 today, a 19-point increase. (NC was hit by Ophelia in the days immediately prior to these interviews.)

– Georgia' Sonny Perdue-R went from Plus 9 in August to Plus 27 today, an 18-point increase.

– Texas' Rick Perry-R went from Minus 13 in August to Plus 4 today, a 17-point increase.

Meanwhile, Blanco had a 22-point drop.

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