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Title: Approval of Congress Matches Record Low
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NY Times
URL Source: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/ ... f-congress-matches-record-low/
Published: Sep 16, 2011
Author: NY Times
Post Date: 2011-09-16 10:09:03 by go65
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Views: 2876
Comments: 8
Congress faces historically low approval ratings as it wades into the debate over the $447 billion jobs package proposed by President Obama, with just 12 percent of Americans now approving of the way Congress is handling its job, matching its all-time low, recorded in October 2008 at the height of the economic crisis, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Graphic: Approval of Congress Matches Record LowThe New York Times/CBS News PollGraphic: Approval of Congress Matches Record Low Voters are slightly more disapproving of the Republicans in Congress than they are of the Democrats, with just 19 percent approving of Republicans in Congress, compared with 28 percent that approve of their Democratic counterparts. Republican voters are more dissatisfied with their own party representatives than are Democrats. Half of Republican voters say they disapprove of Republicans in Congress, while 43 percent of Democratic voters say they disapprove of Democrats in Congress. Independents are slightly less approving of Congressional Republicans than Congressional Democrats. Only 6 percent of registered voters say that most members of Congress have earned re-election, while 84 percent say it’s time to give someone new a chance, a historic low for the New York Times/CBS poll. Dissatisfaction with Congress runs deep across both parties, with more than 8 in 10 of both Republicans and Democrats saying it’s time to elect new representatives.
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He won't be crying when Owe-bama gets fired next year, dumbass.
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