CHANGE: Dianne Feinstein Plunges In Polls:

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s popularity has plunged by double digits from her previous re-election ratings, according to a new Field Poll survey, demonstrating the toll that the anemic economy is taking on incumbent Democrats, including President Obama, heading into next year’s elections. . . . The result stunned poll director Mark DiCamillo, who said he initially dismissed as an aberration a similar outcome in a March poll that had one of the state’s most-popular politicians falling so far from favor. The nonpartisan Field Poll is considered one of the most reliable surveys in the state.

DiCamillo cited economic woes and the Tea Party’s influence on the state GOP as reasons for Feinstein’s weakened grip on the electorate. California’s 11.7 percent unemployment rate is second-highest in the nation after Nevada, and its housing market remains deeply depressed.

Sounds like time to rev up the Kaus For Senate campaign again!