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Just 63% Know Which Parties Control the House and Senate
Rasmussen Reports ^ | September 9-10, 2014

Posted on 09/13/2014 1:10:57 PM PDT by george76

Over one-third of Likely U.S. Voters remain unaware which political party controls the House of Representatives and which has a majority in the Senate - less than two months before an election that may put one party in charge of both.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 63% are aware that Republicans have majority control of the House. An identical number (63%) know that Democrats run the Senate.

Twenty percent (20%) mistakenly believe Democrats control the House, while 17% are not sure. Similarly, 18% think the GOP is in charge in the Senate, but 19% are not sure

(Excerpt) Read more at m.rasmussenreports.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cnn; liv; livs; lowinformation; msnbc
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To: george76

IMHO, this is why some people should not be allowed to vote. They’re idiotic low info voters. Our “elections” are nothing more than “What’s In It For Me?” contests.


21 posted on 09/13/2014 2:04:42 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't just stand there! Help fight political correctness!)
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To: rockinqsranch

I have often thought there should be a test of some sorts to qualify to vote. This is what I came up with:

Let’s start with the easy part:

1.) What is the name of this country?

2.) Who is the current President of the United States? (Notice I gave them the answer to question 1).

Now the hard part:

3.) What is your name?

4.) Are you alive or dead?

5.) For extra points, write your name in cursive.


22 posted on 09/13/2014 2:04:43 PM PDT by twoputt
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To: george76

If you don’t know that, at the very least, you should not be allowed to vote.


23 posted on 09/13/2014 2:04:51 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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24 posted on 09/13/2014 2:09:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: lurk
"Betcha they don’t know there are three branches of government, term lengths, responsibilities, limitations, number of members, or who their elected congresscritters are."

Legal immigrants have to pass a written test to prove their knowledge of this before they can receive U.S. Citizenship, but not so for illegal immigrants. Illegal immigrants can now receive their U.S. Citizenship by Executive fiat from King Obama.

Our Founding Fathers would be so proud. (Not)

25 posted on 09/13/2014 2:17:45 PM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war,and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: george76

I’m surprise 63% is much higher than I would have thought, over the years I’ve talked politics wherever I worked, most of the time I was hard pressed to talk to someone who knew the three branches of government,(I always asked that question) or could even name our own state Governor.

By my own observation, I would say about 80% are totally clueless.


26 posted on 09/13/2014 2:27:16 PM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: rockinqsranch; Theodore R.
A civics test?

Heck, mention voter ID, that ANYBODY could get and the left screams racism.

Any type of civics test and the left would go apoplectic.

27 posted on 09/13/2014 2:34:08 PM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: george76

You take 20-30 year olds and I’ll bet no more that a third know which parties control the US Senate and the House of Representatives.....


28 posted on 09/13/2014 2:38:55 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: lurk

I bet they could not name one constitutional amendment either.


29 posted on 09/13/2014 3:16:18 PM PDT by Freestate316 (Know what you believe and why you believe it.)
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To: george76
...and people wonder how Field Marshall OblameO von Threeputt was re-elected, or vote for (D)Marxists, period.

Morons... and not the good kind.
30 posted on 09/13/2014 4:06:01 PM PDT by 98ZJ USMC
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To: Edgar3
And the other 37% vote democrat

which includes the moonbat (D)Ullards who swear and be damned that the Republicans, er....reTHUGliKKKanseLebInTy!!!! ... sorry, control everything....

...because Koch Brothers.

Pure insanity due to a complete inability to recognize reality.
31 posted on 09/13/2014 4:10:02 PM PDT by 98ZJ USMC
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To: illiac
Surprised it was that high....

I am too. I did not think the lemmings out there, were even THAT smart.

32 posted on 09/13/2014 4:22:00 PM PDT by Mark17 (If I have a son, I am going to name him Bill, George, Sue, anything but Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: Puppage
Yet, they could ALL tell you who got kicked off The Survivor Island.

What is Survivor Island?

:-)

33 posted on 09/13/2014 4:31:36 PM PDT by Mark17 (If I have a son, I am going to name him Bill, George, Sue, anything but Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: illiac

Considering that you have a 50% chance of getting it right even if you have no clue, it’s not very high.
The percentage of people who actually know would be about 26%


34 posted on 09/13/2014 4:36:28 PM PDT by rhinohunter (Freepers aren't booing -- they're yelling "Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz")
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To: george76

63% is way more than I would have guessed!!!


35 posted on 09/13/2014 5:15:12 PM PDT by ontap
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To: lurk

I’d bet that many voters don’t even know what country they are in...or what planet they are on.


36 posted on 09/13/2014 5:18:53 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or reeducation Camp?)
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