Probably since the nation’s founding, but certainly as long as I can remember, voters have sent people to Washington and then complained about what they do once they get there.
Back in the Johnson administration, the left was protesting the war in Vietnam while the right was predicting that the War on Poverty was leading us down a path to destruction.
It really is nothing new, but the country’s opinion of events in our capital are nearing an all-time low.
According to Public Policy Polling, only 8 percent of American voters approve of the job Congress is doing, compared to 86 percent who disapprove. The feeling is mutual across party lines. Democrats, Republicans, and Independents only gave Congress approval ratings of 7 percent, 10 percent, and 8 percent, respectively.
Compared to other parts of government, Congress is clearly out of favor. When asked to choose between Congress or the IRS, 42 percent of Americans had a higher opinion of the taxman, compared to 33 percent for Congress, with twenty-four percent unsure. 73 percent of Americans liked jury duty more than Congress.
When asked what do you have a higher opinion of, 47 percent of people responded dog poop, compared to 40 percent for Congress. 44 percent of people preferred toenail fungus, compared to 41 percent for Congress, and Hemorrhoids were more popular than Congress by 53 to 31 percent.
It was close, but respondents preferred Cockroaches (44 percent) to Congress at 42.
Congress was preferred over Heroin, Ebola, Lindsey Lohan, Miley Cyrus and Honey Boo-Boo.
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