Smith's job approval hits all-time low

MINNEAPOLIS -- U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith’s job approval rating has hit an all-time low, a poll conducted by SurveyUSA shows.

The poll, released Wednesday, shows that Smith has a 56-percent job disapproval rating. The number of people disapproving of Smith’s work in Washington D.C. is the highest that poll has recorded since May 2005. The number of people disapproving of Smith also rose 9 percent since the company last polled Smith’s approval numbers on May 19.

Smith campaign spokeswoman Lindsay Gilbride refused to comment on the poll.

The poll was based on a survey of 600 Oregon voters on Aug. 18, with a margin of error of +/= 4.1 percent.