Poll: Only 17% Of Americans Approve of Congress
Only 17 percent of American voters approve of how lawmakers on Capitol Hill are doing their jobs and, given the choice, half of all respondents in an NBC poll would vote to defeat their own representative and every single member of Congress.
Newsmax reports:
Only 17 percent of American voters approve of how lawmakers on Capitol Hill are doing their jobs and, given the choice, half of all respondents in an NBC poll would vote to defeat their own representative and every single member of Congress.
It’s a striking finding revealing that a majority of Democrats are sour on their party even as it controls all three branches of government. The public also is sour on the nation’s direction. Nearly six in 10 believe the county is off on the wrong track, compared with 33 percent who think it’s headed in the right direction.
And a combined 88 percent say they’ve been personally affected by the downturn in the economy “a great deal,” “quite a bit” or “just some.”
“The memo is pretty simple — ‘Americans to Congress: You stink,’” says Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart, who conducted the survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff.
“The public is disgusted and unhappy,” Hart told NBC. “To me, this is an exceptionally important story.”
Asked which one or two phrases best described their feelings about Congress, the top four responses were all negative: only interested in staying in office (37 percent), too close to special interest groups (28 percent), too partisan (19 percent) and supporting pork projects and waste (16 percent).
The bottom four responses were positive: getting things done (6 percent), looking out for the needs of average people (6 percent), care about the country (5 percent) and hard working (4 percent).
And while the poll shows the public is evenly divided, if a bit confused, over the looming healthcare vote in Congress, the GOP is rapidly gaining ground in the race to the midterm elections.
The poll shows Democrats with a three-point edge on the generic ballot: 45 percent say they prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress, while 42 percent want a GOP-controlled one.
But Democrats continue to face an enthusiasm gap. High-interest voters say they prefer a GOP-controlled Congress by 13 points, 52-39 percent, MSNBC reported.
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