Looks like GOP Senator Norm Coleman's WINO status is dragging him deeper into the danger zone, with a new poll out today finding that his approval rating in Minnesota has plunged to 43% -- down five points since last month and well below the 50% mark.

The new Survey USA poll also finds that Coleman's disapproval rating has climbed an astonishing seven points since June, to 48%.

It seems awfully likely that Coleman's sagging numbers could be directly related to his status as a proud member of the WINO caucus -- a Waverer In Name Only who is said to be "wavering" in his support of Bush's war policies but won't vote to change them. Last week Coleman voted against letting the Iraq withdrawal bill go to a vote.

“Norm Coleman is starting to discover that voting with George Bush 90% of the time just isn’t a winning formula in Minnesota,” is how DSCC spokesman Matthew Miller puts it.

Comedian Al Franken and two other challengers are squaring off for the chance to run against Coleman. Franken startled political observers recently by substantially outraising the incumbent Senator in the most recent fundraising quarter, though he trails Coleman in polls.