Overall job approval numbers are getting worse for Seattle Mayor, Greg Nickels, who plans to seek re-election in 2009. Last month, Nickels had a net job approval of Minus 20. Today, he has a net job approval of minus 33, according to this exclusive SurveyUSA poll conducted for KING-TV in Seattle.   Net Job Approval is found by subtracting disapproval from approval.

Seattle residents also feel traffic and the quality of life in Seattle are getting worse.  You can view full results and tracking graphs right here .

George Voinovich, the senior United States Senator from the state of Ohio, today has a 46% approval rating, a 44% disapproval rating, and a Net Job Approval of Plus 2

Respondents are split when it comes to junior Senator, Sherrod Brown.  43% approve of the job Brown is doing and 43% disapprove.

Research conducted for WCMH-TV Columbus. Full results here .

In Kansas, senior U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today has a Plus 17 Net Job Approval.  Junior U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, who has never had a negative Net Job Approval in SurveyUSA’s 40 consecutive months of tracking, has his highest Net Job Approval yet at Plus 28.

Full results are right here .

Research conducted for KCTV Kansas City and KWCH-TV Wichita.

Alabama’s two U.S.  Senators have their highest approval ratings yet in 40 months of tracking according to this latest SurveyUSA tracking poll.

64% say they approve of the job Richard Shelby is doing. 29% disapprove.

Junior Senator, Jeff Sessions, also has a 64% approval rating. 30% say they disapprove of his performance.

Research conducted for WKRG-TV in Mobile-Pensacola. Full results can be found here .

Last month, Claire McCaskill had a Net Job Approval of Minus 5, the first time she was in negative territory in 19 months of tracking. This month she’s back on track with a Net Job Approval of Plus 4. 49% approve of the job McCaskill is doing, 45% disapprove.

Missouri’s Senior Senator, Republican Kit Bond, has a Net Job Approval of Plus 18.

Research conducted for KCTV-TV in Kansas City.

Mitch McConnell has a Net Job Approval of Minus 2 according to the latest SurveyUSA approval numbers coming out of Kentucky. 49% disapprove of the job McConnell is doing, 47% approve. Junior Senator, Jim Bunning, joins McConnell with a Net Job Approval of Minus 1.  44% disapprove of the job Bunning is doing. 43% approve.

Net Job Approval is found by subtracting disapproval from approval. Research conducted for WHAS-TV in Louisville and WLEX-TV in Lexington.

Click here to see full results of this poll.

In the Golden State, United States Senator Dianne Feinstein has a 49% approval rating, a 43% disapproval rating, and a Net Job Approval of Plus 6.

The junior United States Senator from California, Barbara Boxer, today has a net job approval of Minus 1, with a 44% approval and 45% disapproval rating.

New York’s senior United States Senator, Charles Schumer today has a 58% approval rating, a 34% disapproval rating, and a Net Job Approval of Plus 24.

Junior Senator, Democrat Hillary Clinton, has a 71% approval rating, a 27% disapproval rating, and a Net Job Approval of Plus 44.

Crosstabs and tracking are here.

In an exclusive poll conducted for KSTP-TV in Minnesota, 41% of registered voters told us they would vote for Norm Coleman if there were another Senate election held today. 40% said they would vote for Al Franken.

51% approve of how the Coleman campaign has handled the recount process. 44% approve of how the Franken campaign has handled the process.

Full results of this poll can be found here .

61% of adults in Atlanta think Congress should not give federal loans to the auto manufacturers requesting them, according to this recent SurveyUSA poll conducted for WXIA-TV. 35% think the loans should be given.

What would be worse for taxpayers?

• 38% say allowing the auto makers to go bankrupt.
• 49% say providing the loans would be worse for taxpayers.