Correction
An explanation of the Oklahoma Poll in this story listed the wrong numbers for Republicans and Democrats who were asked their preferences in the Feb. 5 presidential primary. Republicans totaled 330, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.39 percentage points. Democrats totaled 358, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.18 percentage points. Also, 735 registered voters who said they plan to vote in the Nov. 4 general election were asked whom they prefer in the U.S. Senate race. The margin of error on the U.S. Senate question was plus or minus 3.61 percentage points. In all, 745 registered voters took the survey, including 338 Republicans, 380 Democrats, 26 independents and one Libertarian. All Oklahoma Poll results listed in Wednesday’s paper were correct.

Sooners split on Bush, generally like Henry and both senators.

Approval ratings for President Bush, U.S. Sens. James Inhofe and Tom Coburn and Gov. Brad Henry remained steady through the last nine months of 2007, according to the most recent Oklahoma Poll.

The survey of 745 likely Oklahoma voters was conducted Dec. 16-19 by SoonerPoll.com.

Inhofe's approval rating of 56 percent was essentially unchanged from April, the last time the Oklahoma Poll asked about his job performance. Inhofe appears to be well on his way to election to a third full term in November despite hopeful sounds from Democrats

Sixty percent of those surveyed favored Inhofe over Rice, with just 19 percent going for the young Democrat and 21 percent undecided. Inhofe was the pick of three of every four Republicans surveyed and nearly half the Democrats.

Rice, meanwhile, had the support of only 28 percent of his own party.

Bush's statewide approval rating remained steady at 47 percent, divided sharply along party lines. Seventy-one percent of Republicans said they think Bush is doing a good job, compared to only 26 percent of Democrats and 31 percent of independents.

Coburn's approval rating was at 58 percent, virtually unchanged from April's 60 percent. Like Inhofe, he remained highly popular with Republicans and approaches a 50-percent favorable rating among Democrats.

Henry's approval rating came in at 76 percent, down from 83 percent last January but about the same as April. Eighty-two percent of Democrats and 69 percent of Republicans said the second-term governor is doing a good job.

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