We’ve previously discussed the difficult re-election Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) faces in 2012. But here’s a particularly disturbing result from a recent poll in the state.

A new Fairleigh Dickinson PublicMind poll in New Jersey finds Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) could face a tough re-election campaign in 2012 with just 31% having a favorable opinion of him, 25% having an unfavorable opinion and another 44% either are unsure (29%) or haven’t heard of him at all (15%).

Really, New Jerseyans? 15% of you have never heard of one of your two United States Senators? 15% of you don’t know who the guy voting on your behalf in the United States Senate is? Sad. Very, very sad.