Polling conducted in August 2011 by Public Policy Polling found that Sanders 's approval rating was 67 % and his disapproval rating 28 % , making him then the third-most popular senator in the country .
In a poll taken in August 2011 by Public Policy Polling found that Sanders 's approval rating was 67 % and his disapproval rating 28 % . This made him the third-most popular senator in the country .