The Eye

In one of the final polls before Election Day in 2008, Minnesota voters said by 52 percent to 45 percent that they had an unfavorable view of Al Franken. Now that he is about to be seated in the Senate, a survey by Rasmussen Reports, conducted July 1, says that voters nationwide regard Franken unfavorably by 44 percent to 34 percent with 22 percent undecided.

Among those who feel the strongest, 29 percent have a very unfavorable few of Franken while 12 percent have a very favorable view. Fifty-one percent of Republicans and 32 percent of unaffiliated voters view him very unfavorably, while only 19 percent of Democrats are in the "very favorable" category.