The approval rating for Congress has reached an all-time low. Who controls Congress? That would be the Democrats.
According to a new Rasmussen poll, which claims to have the most comprehensive public opinion coverage for a presidential election, approval for the Democratic controlled Congress is in the sewer.
The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category.
Last month, 11% of voters gave the legislature good or excellent ratings. Congress has not received higher than a 15% approval rating since the beginning of 2008.
The percentage of Democrats who give Congress positive ratings fell from 17% last month to 13% this month. The number of Democrats who give Congress a poor rating remained unchanged. Among Republicans, 8% give Congress good or excellent ratings, up just a point from last month. Sixty-five percent (65%) of GOP voters say Congress is doing a poor job, down a single point from last month.
Voters not affiliated with either party are the most critical of Congressional performance. Just 3% of those voters give Congress positive ratings, down from 6% last month. Sixty-three percent (63%) believe Congress is doing a poor job, up from 57% last month.
Just 12% of voters think Congress has passed any legislation to improve life in this country over the past six months. That number has ranged from 11% to 13% throughout 2008. The majority of voters (62%) say Congress has not passed any legislation to improve life in America.
Voters hold little positive sentiment about the future. Just 41% find it at least somewhat likely that Congress will address important problems facing our nation in the near future, while 55% find this unlikely.
Despite these negative attitudes towards Congress, Democrats continue to enjoy a double digit lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Most voters (72%) think most members of Congress are more interested in furthering their own political careers. Just 14% believe members are genuinely interested in helping people.
What is so interesting is that Democrats are in control of the legislation, and yet these same people claim that we need change. What are they waiting for?
Now we must ask some questions. Why is Congressional approval so low? Well, ever since the Democrats took control of Congress, our country has gone downhill fast. Gas prices are through the roof. The economy is in the toilet. And yet, all of the liberal Democrats want to blame the Republicans. But when Congress was controlled by Republicans, our economy was thriving. Do the math. Liberals are ruining this country.
Liberal Democrats claim to be the voice of the working man. At the same time, they propose higher taxes for the wealthy –the very people, that through capital and investments, create jobs. What are the liberals going to say when these job providers must lay off workers because they can no longer afford them because the government is bleeding their capital dry? They will blame the greedy and evil providers of work.
Do the math. Liberals are ruining this country, and according to the polls, the American people seem to realize this.
Why is it that the drive-by media constantly tells us about polls that make liberals look good, and completely omit polls that do not shine good light on liberals. Can you say brainwash?
