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Congress

Trust in Government Remains Low
Only 26% are satisfied with way nation is being governed
September 18, 2008Just 26% of Americans are satisfied with the way the nation is being governed. Public trust in the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the federal government’s ability to handle domestic problems are at or near record lows.More ...

Battle for Congress Suddenly Looks Competitive
Democrats’ double-digit lead on the “generic ballot” slips to 3 points

September 12, 2008In the afterglow of the Republican National Convention, a new USA Today/Gallup poll finds the Democrats with just a 3 percentage-point edge over the Republicans in registered voters’ preferences for Congress, 48% to 45%. This is down from double-digit Democratic leads seen for the past year.More ...

Republicans Gaining Ground in Congressional Ballot
September 12, 2008Democrats currently hold a three-percentage point advantage over Republicans in elections for Congress, down from 15 points in February.

Voters Not Strongly Backing Incumbents for Congress
Percentage backing re-election for their member and most members near all-time lows

August 5, 2008Just 36% of voters say that most members of Congress deserve re-election, while only 57% say this about their own representative. Both are among the lowest Gallup has measured since 1992.More ...

Congressional Approval Hits Record-Low 14%
Democrats less positive than Republicans about Congress
July 16, 2008Approval of Congress has reached an all-time low reading of 14%, having dropped five points over the past month. The decline from last month is almost all because of depressed ratings from Democrats.More ...

Congressional Approval Lowest in Gallup History
July 16, 2008Just 14% of Americans currently say that they approve of the job Congress is doing, the lowest percentage recorded in Gallup's history.

Public Wants Congress to Approve Military Action, Bombings
As was case in 1973, Americans want president to get congressional approval

July 7, 2008An overwhelming 79% majority of Americans want the president to get the approval of Congress before sending U.S. armed forces into action outside the United States, and 70% believe congressional approval should be required before the president decides to bomb suspected terrorists.More ...
Democrats Favored to Retain House in November
Lead among registered voters matches 2006 final pre-election result

June 30, 2008The Democratic Party is in a good position to retain its majority status in Congress this November. Democrats lead the Republicans by 51% to 40% in the party preferences for Congress among all registered voters, and by 52% to 42% among likely voters.More ...
Confidence in Congress: Lowest Ever for Any U.S. Institution
Just 12% of Americans express confidence in Congress
June 20, 2008Just 12% of Americans express confidence in Congress, the lowest Gallup has measured for any institution in the 35-year history of the confidence in institutions question. HMOs (13%) are rated about as poorly as Congress, while Americans have the most confidence in the military (71%).More ...

In U.S., Military Ranks Best, Congress Worst
June 20, 2008Of 16 institutions, Americans express the most confidence in the military (71%) and the least in Congress (12%).


It was only 2 years ago. Remember the election in 2006?
Thought you might like to read the following:
A little over one year ago:

1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 a gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value
evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion
dollars;
6) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.

America voted for change in 2006, and we got it!

Remember its Congress that makes law not the President. He has to work with what's handed to him from congress.

And this Congress that "Change" got us in 2006 has an
approval rating that's LOWER than Bush's ever was !!!! Way
to go with the "Change."

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_ ... erformance

The majority party may be celebrating in Denver this week, but the percentage of voters who give the Democratic-dominated Congress good or excellent ratings has once again fallen to single digits.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just nine percent (9%) of Likely Voters give Congress positive ratings, while 51% say it's doing a poor job.

Most voters (68%) think members of Congress are more interested in furthering their own political careers than in genuinely helping people. Just 16% believe the reverse.