America's Most and Least Popular Senators

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30. Nope.

You know perfectly well it was about regional politics, and in Vermont, race is one obvious metric that distinguishes that state from other states (or regions).

Nope. I didn't know perfectly well it was about regional politics because you didn't bring it up until later.

Fact of the matter is, in very white Vermont: Bernie has a very easy go of it! This is especially true when one considers the fact that he doesn't need to worry about doing MANY things to satisfy the VARYING needs and concerns of a DIVERSE demographic. All I'm trying to say is, if the non-white population of Vermont is not happy with Bernie, then it only hurts him 4% or so. Mathematically, it's very easy for him to be popular among his Vermont constituents.

So you're back to defending race as being a determining factor for his popularity. Sorry, that dog don't hunt.

Let's use your metric for other white states. Vermont is approx 96% white. Sanders gets 64% approval. Other states are nearly as white so their Senators should be able to capitalize on that whiteness as well right?

Fact of the matter is, in very white Iowa (93%): Ernst has a very easy go of it! - Nope: 40% approval.
Fact of the matter is, in very white West Virginia (94%): Manchin has a very easy go of it! - Nope: 43% approval.
Fact of the matter is, in very white Idaho (92%): Risch has a very easy go of it! - Nope: 43% approval.

But those are in different regions you say. True. So what about 95% white New Hampshire. Right next door to super white Vermont. That should be just as easy for those Senators with such a homogeneous group. Yet they only get 48% and 51% approval from their constituents.

Maybe. Just maybe. This isn't about being white.

But, I think it's very safe to say that he wouldn't have the same appeal in Alabama, or Mississippi, or Florida.

As you correctly stated earlier, this poll is about "winning the approval of voters in his state." So his appeal in Alabama etc is immaterial.