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Congressional Approval Hits Record-Low 14% -Democrats less positive than Republicans about Congress
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Posted on 07/16/2008 8:44:36 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Congressional Approval Hits Record-Low 14% Democrats less positive than Republicans about Congress

by Lydia Saad

PRINCETON, NJ -- Congress' job approval rating has dropped five percentage points over the past month, from 19% in June to 14% in July, making the current reading the lowest congressional job approval rating in the 34-year Gallup Poll history of asking the question. The previous low was 18%, last reached in May.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congress

1 posted on 07/16/2008 8:44:36 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

And Democrats think they are gonna pick up 40 seats plus. We will see.


2 posted on 07/16/2008 8:47:23 AM PDT by Always Right (Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
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To: Sub-Driver

” Democrats less positive than Republicans about Congress”
That’s because they undoubtedly think that the Republicans are in charge of Congress.


3 posted on 07/16/2008 8:51:27 AM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ("Don't touch that thing")
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To: Sub-Driver

Last I heard it was 9% appvl??????????


4 posted on 07/16/2008 8:54:17 AM PDT by dbacks (Taglines for sale or rent.)
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To: Sub-Driver

They govern without the consent of the governed.


5 posted on 07/16/2008 8:55:47 AM PDT by Lexington Green (''Medical Marijuana causes Global Warming.'' - John McCain)
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To: dbacks
Last I heard it was 9% appvl?

That was a Rasmussen poll from last week.

6 posted on 07/16/2008 9:05:16 AM PDT by MaestroLC ("Let him who wants peace prepare for war."--Vegetius, A.D. Fourth Century)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

“That’s because they undoubtedly think that the Republicans are in charge of Congress.”

That would be my guess.


7 posted on 07/16/2008 9:06:00 AM PDT by L98Fiero (A fool who'll waste his life, God rest his guts.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Means nothing until they ask people about their own congresscritters, not just congress in general.


8 posted on 07/16/2008 9:10:15 AM PDT by trad_anglican
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To: Sub-Driver

Congress’ job approval rating has dropped five percentage points over the past month, from 19% in June to 14% in July...

and all under the brilliant leadership of assclown Nancy Pelosi!


9 posted on 07/16/2008 9:15:48 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: dbacks

Yep, how did it jump five percentage points in just a week?

Suspicious.


10 posted on 07/16/2008 9:43:23 AM PDT by library user (There's no sandwich like prawn sandwich.)
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To: library user

This poll included Republicans, that’s how.

If you look at the breakdown, Democrats are only 11% positive. So that means the other poll only polled Democrats.


11 posted on 07/16/2008 9:53:06 AM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

” Democrats less positive than Republicans about Congress”
That’s because they undoubtedly think that the Republicans are in charge of Congress.

Exactly. They are such a stupid bunch they never noticed taking over and wrecking things.


12 posted on 07/16/2008 10:45:58 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: Sub-Driver
Well THAT'S it the rat will certainly pick up seats. The lower the ratHOUSE’s approval rating goes, the more seats they will pick up and actually if it ever got to ZERO they would win every seat and have a 435 to 0 majority, just ask the ash holes in the ratmedia, they'll explain it all to you.
13 posted on 07/16/2008 11:48:02 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: jmaroneps37

It becomes ever more clear why the demo-liberal-socialists have worked so hard trying to remove our Bill of Rights.


14 posted on 07/16/2008 12:12:21 PM PDT by ssschev
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