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Old 08-06-2011, 08:59 AM   #1
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Congress more than anything. Your Tea Party infusion has resulted in the lowest congressional ratings ever.

Perhaps we can pray our credit rating back

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really?

July 16, 2008

Congressional Approval Hits Record-Low

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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Strictly speaking, these new results are not the "lowest ever" for Congress, but they come close. Congressional approval as measured by a half dozen or more media polls has been trending downward since 2009, and also hit a similar low in the second half of 2008. Gallup found congressional approval as low as 14 percent in March 2010 and the CBS/New York Times poll tracked approval as low as 14 percent in the same month and at 12 percent in October 2008.
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really?
You can't compare results from different polls.

Here's a more interesting look.

Worst. Congress. Ever. - By Norman Ornstein | Foreign Policy

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And after the combative and exhaustive debt debate, it appears the American public agrees with him. Per a brand-new New York Times/CBS poll, 82% now disapprove of Congress’ job, which is a record high in that poll. A CNN poll also had Congress’ disapproval at an all-time high of 84%. Here are more numbers from the NYT/CBS survey: 72% disapproved how congressional Republican handled the debt negotiations, while 66% said that of congressional Dems and 47% said that of Obama; the Tea Party’s fav/unfav is now 20%-40%, compared with 26%-29% back in April; and by a margin of greater than 2-to-1, respondents said creating jobs should be a higher priority than spending cuts. The best news for Obama this entire week? His job approval (48%-47%) remains relatively unchanged. By comparison, however, House Speaker John Boehner’s disapproval rating has sky-rocketed to 57%.

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You can't compare results from different polls.

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right..just stick to the MSNBC<NYT< CNN< CBS polls

you said...

"Your Tea Party infusion has resulted in the lowest congressional ratings ever."

not true....as usual

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Old 08-06-2011, 10:20 AM   #4
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right..just stick to the MSNBC<NYT< CNN< CBS polls
No, it means if you want to compare numbers make sure they were captured in a consistent manner. Not rocket science.

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not true....as usual
Read the article, it's interesting.

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Old 08-06-2011, 10:52 AM   #5
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No, it means if you want to compare numbers make sure they were captured in a consistent manner. Not rocket science.


Read the article, it's interesting.

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why would I bother to read crap that you link from biased sources to expound on another of your demonstrably false statements ?
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