Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever

Rasmussen Reports ^ | July 8, 2008 | Rasmussen Reports

[PlainOleAmerican]

The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category.

[PlainOleAmerican]

Yet the average American stooge will send even more Democrats to congress this fall?

[DuncanWaring]

Just goes to show that most people are really too stupid to be allowed to vote.

[RoseofTexas]

Unbelievable!

[BOBTHENAILER]

I think this survey is skewed to the optimistic side, by about + 10%.

[avacado]

And 100% of all Democrats & liberals surveyed think Bush runs the Congress.

[kittymyrib]

We would be better off without a government than the pathetic group of “representatives” currently being over paid out of our shrinking paychecks.
Fortunately for these failures, they have a life-time job. Just look at Sheets Byrd and tell me what sane person would vote for him.

[PastorTony]

Yet the average American stooge will send even more Democrats to congress this fall?

It's better to say that the average American will send even more statists to congress this fall. It doesn't matter whether they are Republican or Democrat. It's those that believe in big government that is the problem. Both parties are overrun with them.

[PlainOleAmerican]

Or, 10% didn’t understand the question... LOL

[PlainOleAmerican]

I still hold out hope for a real Republican or two showing up in the congressional races this fall...

[Biblebelter]

Yeah and the American people were stupid enough to narrow the field down to three sitting Senators. You would think a country smart enough to hold Congress in such low regard would be smart enough not to look to the cesspool known as Congress for a presidential candidates.

[Joe Boucher]

“9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job”?
Well that just goes to show you that %9 of folks here are delusional or on drugs or just very stupid democrats.

[PlainOleAmerican]

This makes way too much sense... That’s the only thing wrong with it...

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

So this means that most of them will be out looking for jobs next January, right? (/sarc)

[xcamel]

[PastorTony]

There are a few sites out there listing traditional conservative / libertarian / constitutionalist candidates. I believe one had a big fundraiser on July 4th. There’s a nice grassroots movement out there working. But it’s being done regardless of party, so you will see candidates that are GOP as well as CP & LP.

[Condor51]

This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job.

In 1776 King George III had higher approval ratings.

And we fought a war over that - go figure. /s

[Da Coyote]

I’m beginning to wonder if we are not past the point of no return. Congress is composed of very few - if any - individuals who appear to have any intellect. Our press - composed of folks of even lower accomplishment - is unwilling or unable to just give us the facts. I don’t know... but if there is ever another secessionist movement, I’m very tempted to join it. Imagine a country without liberals. The possibilities are without limit. Add to that the joy of watching the libs try to figure out how to grow food, make money, etc.

[pabianice]

[ASA Vet]

Pretty sure I've seen this somewhere already.

Yep, there it is right over there to the right in "breaking news"

[raccoonradio]

As I pointed out in another thread, MA has Kerry running
for re-election to the Senate (he DOES have a GOP
opponent) and all 10 Reps. All 10 are Democrats. All 10
probably will be re-elected. I don’t know if any of
them even HAVE opponents. While MA probably will vote for
“CHANGE” in terms of voting for Obama (though Hillary won
the state in the primary) there prob will be no demand
to “throw the bums out” in Mass. DESPITE all these
bad numbers Congress is getting.

With the likes of Frank, Capuano, Markey, Delahunt,
and others bringing home the bacon/pork, why change?

[AD from SpringBay]

I’ll take, “Stories you will never see on ‘tha whirld newz tanite,’ for $2,000,” Alex.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job.....

And this 9% is Nancy Pelosi’s relatives?....

[RC2]

At this point, our country would be better off with a King. At least everyone would know what they can and can’t do to keep the King happy. Right now Congress doesn’t even know what they are doing themselves......or maybe they do but it ain’t in our interest. You ever have a job, work for one year and get full retirement benefits? No wonder jerks want to run for Congress.

[Pontiac]

Just look at Sheets Byrd and tell me what sane person would vote for him.

I agree that Byrd is a lousing Senator from a national standpoint, but from WV’s view point he does bring home the pork.

For a poor state you could not wish for a more powerful Senator. If he was voted out it would be some time indeed before his replacement could weald anything close to that kind of power.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

The national Republican Party is truly on its way to imitating the Massachusetts Republican Party. The Massachusetts Republican Party has truly been very weak for most of the last fifty years, plus change, and the Republican Party, at the national level, should be using the present Massachusetts Republican Party as an example of what’s to truly come in the long-term for the national Republican Party, if the Democrats do truly end up controlling everything important from the WH on down after mid-January ‘09.

[Mean Maryjean]

In response to this new poll, heard a sound-bite comment by Harry Reid yesterday morning to the effect that the reason Congress's approval rating is so low is because of the President's low approval rating...that the POTUS's rating directly affects everyone else's (kind of like a trickle-down) whether some big city mayor or members of the Congress.

Yep...just like everything else...it's Bush's fault!

[13Sisters76]

Couldn’t agree more...

I would happily (HAPPILY, I tellya!) support an IQ requirement for voting and jury duty. AND a simple civics test to get a voting “license”.

AND a Constitutional Amendment that forbids lawyers to EVER run for Congress.

Wouldn’t it be nice if the voters could identify photos of the nimrods they are voting for?

[Dr. Ursus]

The 9% -Relatives and recipents of earmarks!

[mort56]

Or, 10% didn’t understand the question

The vast majority of respondents are government educated. Enough said?

[TheThinker]

Americans are angry about the skyrocketing price of oil and food. Wonder who they blame for that, the Democrats who have caused it or the Republicans?

[OKIEDOC]

Of course all this is mute as soon as Obama requires everyone to speak Spanish...er...French...er...Swahili

[UCFRoadWarrior]

And to think the GOP pushed a pro-illegal, pro-globalist, pro-global warming liberal Senator...and to think that so many people on here would still vote for that liberal GOP Senator for President....

[NoLibZone]

Proof that Polls are pure horse pucky.

96% will be re elected.