Congress Approval at 12-Year Low: Rating slipped four percentage points since March

Gallup ^ | April 17 2006 | Lydia Saad

[jmc1969]

Public approval of the job Congress is doing has dipped to its lowest level of 2006, and is now the worst Gallup has recorded since the closing days of the Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994.

According to an April 10-13, 2006, Gallup Poll, 23% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, while 70% disapprove.

The current 23% approval rating for Congress is a near-record low for the institution. Gallup's trend for this question, which started in 1974, shows lower approval scores on only three other occasions: October 1994 (21%), March 1992 (18%), and June 1979 (19%).

A majority of Republicans, as well as most independents and Democrats, disapprove of the job Congress is doing today. Only 37% of Republicans approve, compared with 19% of independents and 13% of Democrats.

[BlueMondaySkipper]

But I thought that Bush's low approval numbers were going to sweep the Dems into power in the mid-term elections.

[Rakkasan1]

their shamnesty proposals will only bring it lower...

[ConsentofGoverned]

Our government is out of touch dangerously so. from illegal aliens and open borders to spending to expanding big gov to shipping jobs overseas to loss of private property rights and the congress appears inept with an out of touch president thrown in..the bums need to be voted out.

[zerosix]

Might the 12 year low have anything to do with Congress' abdication of the American interests in favor of maintaining the $$$$$ flow to Mexico?

Might the 12 year low also have anything to do with Congress' smearing of the Minute Men in favor of Illegal Felons?

[Coop]

Key point: The press is trying to tie Bush as weighing down Congressional Republicans' chances (they hope). But Bush is polling about ten points better than Congress.

[mlc9852]

"the bums need to be voted out."

And who will replace them?

[unixfox]

Yep, that ole "pandering" sure has worked out well hasn't it?

[SIDENET]

Our government is out of touch dangerously so

Absolutely correct.

[Brilliant]

Congress deserves its low rating, as does the media.

Too damn bad we're stuck with these idiots.

[quantim]

Naw, tax-time deadlines couldn't have anything to do with it either. We're a minute late in this public heist and we get penalties slapped on us, yet millions who are trespessing illegally cannot even be held or arrested by most any layer of govt or police enforcement, let alone accountable to the IRS.

[dinoparty]

Every successful movement self-destructs from within. So it will be with the Republican Revolution as well unless the utopian wing of the party sucks it up and supports Republicans this year, gripes aside.

[ConsentofGoverned]

"the bums need to be voted out."

And who will replace them?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>......
hopefully with people who at the least cannot use their long government experience to continue the destruction of the Constitution and the rights of citizens..give me a newbie who does not use long term connections to give us more of this big spending big government- illegal alien supporting sell outs we got now.

[quantim]

Actually we're stuck with the same idiots that continue to put the other idiots in office repeatedly.

[IamConservative]

Our government is out of touch

And should be voted out of office for representing non-citizens interests ahead of our interests.

Stop the tax evasion and illegals will self deport.

[newcthem]

Amazing that the only ratings the MSM cares about are Bush's.

[mlc9852]

So just as long as they are inexperienced in government you'll vote for them? You may not like what you get any more than what we have now.

[G.Mason]

"Public approval of the job Congress is doing has dipped to its lowest level of 2006, and is now the worst Gallup has recorded since the closing days of the Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994."

You've got to be kidding me.

Here I thought everything was coming up daisies and it was Karl Rove ... Scooter Libby ... Donald Rumsfeld ... the President that was in jepardy of loosing the 2008 election.

Live and learn.

[manwiththehands]

I wish Republicans were running congress.

[fhlh]

When I think of congress I think of a movie quote from Hunt For Red October: "Listen, I'm a politician which means I'm a cheat and a liar, and when I'm not kissing babies I'm stealing their lollipops. But it also means I keep my options open." love that quote cause it's so damn true..