* The Post-Dispatch has a new poll out, and many of you are not going to like some of the results.

For instance, when asked…

Illinois law has recently been changed to require that senior citizens be allowed to ride free on all local public transit systems. What’s your opinion?

71 percent said they agreed with the plan, and just 18 percent said they disagreed.

* Also, 42 percent said they had a favorable opinion of the governor (double the results in the last poll), while just 37 percent said the same about the Illinois Legislature. 54 percent said they viewed Dick Durbin in a favorable light.

* 41 percent approved of Blagojevich’s job performance, while 59 percent disapproved. That ain’t great.

* But, when asked…

Gov. Rod Blagojevich has said universal health care coverage for Illinoisans is the most important issue facing the state. What’s your opinion?

52 percent agreed that it was the most important issue while just 33 percent disagreed.

Go read the whole poll and discuss these and other results.

…Adding… The poll may have a bit of good news for Blagojevich, but Obama doesn’t want him around…

The Obama Illinois campaign, in advance of the Feb. 5 balloting–where the Clinton team is making a run for Illinois delegates–is ramping up, with all the top Democratic office holders stumping for Barack Obama starting on Monday with one exception–Gov. Blagojevich. There’s just too much heat on Blagojevich.

Blagojevich’s name is surfacing in too many corruption investigations, including that of indicted Tony Rezko, a major Blagojevich fund-raiser who has also raised money for Obama. With Rezko surfacing as a campaign issue for Obama–and with Blagojevich’s own problems, no wonder he won’t be at the Monday press conference in Chicago.