How did Meg Whitman’s poll numbers fall? Or more accurately, what *didn’t* happen in order for this perhaps signficant drop to occur?

Wall Street reform passed the Senate last night 59 – 39, with four Republicans voting across party lines, including the newest member of the chamber, Scott Brown (MA).  The reasons necessitating the reform ought to be obvious by now.  Our economic recession has headlined news outlets for nearly two years.