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Congress poll is Capitol hell
NY Post ^ | February 17, 2010 | MAGGIE HABERMAN

Posted on 02/17/2010 3:28:03 AM PST by Scanian

Just when you thought Congress couldn't reach a new low, it did.

Only a third of US voters think their Congress members have earned the right to get sent back next year -- a record-low number, a poll released yesterday shows.

Thirty-four percent of voters queried think members of the House and the Senate ought to be re-elected -- while an astonishing 63 percent were in favor of throwing the bums out, the new CNN poll showed.

That's the worst performance for Congress in the history of the network's polling -- the latest red flag for the floundering Democratic leadership as it heads into an anti-incumbent voter wave just eight months before the midterm elections.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cnnpoll; incumbents; politicalparties; voteranger

1 posted on 02/17/2010 3:28:05 AM PST by Scanian
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To: Scanian

I’m all for throwing all the corrupt bums out.

It’s good to see many of my fellow Americans feel the same way.

We may have a chance yet...


2 posted on 02/17/2010 3:31:16 AM PST by Irenic
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To: Scanian

Only a third of US voters think their Congress members have earned the right to get sent back next year — a record-low number, a poll released yesterday shows.

Thank god for Pelosi and Ried.


3 posted on 02/17/2010 3:35:41 AM PST by chainsaw
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To: Scanian

It will be interesting to see if the chests of gold the incumbents have extracted from the DC lobbyists for their relections will prove to be as valuable this time around.


4 posted on 02/17/2010 3:43:35 AM PST by red tie
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To: Scanian
So finally Obama, Reid and Pelosi are inspiring America to something....which is, replace them.
5 posted on 02/17/2010 3:54:29 AM PST by highlander_UW (Obama has lost or not saved over 4 million jobs!)
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To: Scanian
From a New Hampshire perspective, both of the Reps are Nazi Pelosi Lap-Poodles and are deserving of firing. Judd Gregg has been a real disappointment the last year or so and I am glad he is bowing out.

In 2011, we really need a 3 Red 1 Blue composition until "Jeane Shaheen, The Abortion Queen" runs out of time.

6 posted on 02/17/2010 4:01:44 AM PST by Redleg Duke
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To: Scanian

I blame the entire bad reputation of Congress on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, both trying to push through legislation that would increase government spending and increase our taxes. No thanks!


7 posted on 02/17/2010 4:28:04 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: RayChuang88

Their latest plot is to force their Health scam on us. I am amazed no one sees this coming. These fanatics will never stop. Obamas new scam is the meeting with a few sucker Republicans. He will finally presnt “His” version. All his version is...The things they will vote reconciliation on.


8 posted on 02/17/2010 4:39:40 AM PST by screaminsunshine
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To: Scanian
THROW DA BUMS OUT!!
9 posted on 02/17/2010 4:51:17 AM PST by haywoodwebb (ISLAM = DEATH! . . . . Black & Humble . . .)
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To: Scanian

Toss out all the government ‘workers’ as well!


10 posted on 02/17/2010 5:06:01 AM PST by IbJensen (A Prayer for Obama (Ps 109.8): "Let his days be few; and let another take his position.")
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To: haywoodwebb

“That’s the worst performance for Congress in the history of the network’s polling”

Wow...


11 posted on 02/17/2010 3:40:43 PM PST by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - Keep on Tea Partiers - party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: SeattleBruce

“This is not a good year to be an incumbent, regardless of which party you belong to,” CNN polling director Keating Holland said.”

Here’s the RAT media’s story line hatchet job on what’s really going on!


12 posted on 02/17/2010 3:44:24 PM PST by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country - Keep on Tea Partiers - party like it's 1773 & pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: Scanian

Why should I vote out my GOP rep. with an ACU rating of 95 lifetime, 96 last year?

Early supporter of Hayworth, too.

In a California coastal district, to top it off.

My Senators are another matter, and any Republican will be my choice over Boxer.


13 posted on 02/17/2010 4:06:35 PM PST by truth_seeker
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To: truth_seeker

Well said!

In the Congressional Purge this November let us not throw the baby out with the bath water.


14 posted on 02/17/2010 4:37:00 PM PST by Ronbo1948
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To: Scanian
Pelosi is one heck of a leader...at least if you want to be led to the electoral slaughter yards.
15 posted on 02/17/2010 7:06:21 PM PST by highlander_UW (Obama has lost or not saved over 4 million jobs!)
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To: Ronbo1948

who should we keep?

The only reason they aren’t all in the scum catatgory is that they are afraid to piss us off. This needs to be a constant.

Professional politicians need to go.

They get to stay when they start rollin back the past 100 years of progressivism.

I’m pissed and I tired of being lied to.


16 posted on 02/17/2010 10:26:42 PM PST by kennyboy509 (Ha! I kill me!)
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To: Scanian

I love gridlock.


17 posted on 02/17/2010 10:27:44 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: kennyboy509

Term Limits and franchise reforms.

Limit all federal politicians to two (2) terms, etc.

Restrict the right to vote in elections to only those who can pass a high school civics test in English, have a clean criminal record and are NATIVE BORN Americans.


18 posted on 02/18/2010 6:58:32 AM PST by Ronbo1948
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