The Survey USA/WHAS 11 News poll of 600 Kentucky adults shows McConnell's approval rating inched up to 51% in September. But the spread between McConnell's approval and disapproval (51-40) is 11 points, a solid jump from last month when it was 7 points (50-43). The polling shows McConnell made the biggest gains among folks who identified themselves as "independents", going from 40% in August up to 48% this month.
McConnell also made gains among those who ID'd themselves as conservatives (no surprise) and liberals (big surprise). And western Kentucky continues to show itself as the most conservative area of the state, approving of the job McConnell is doing by a 66%-23% margin.

A couple of other interesting tidbits: 69% of Kentuckians believe global warming is real. Governor Fletcher has refused to answer the question of whether he thinks global warmiing is scientific fact. And 74% of Kentuckians don't think the U.S. needs to reinstate a military draft. Here's the link to the Survey USA poll.