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pstokely Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-11 10:37 PM
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Has congress ever had a high approval rating?
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-11 10:40 PM
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1. Oh, most definitly
You just have to find the proper disease to compare it to.
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-11 10:41 PM
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2. It seems to have gotten a bump around 9-11


But so did dim son GWB.
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Davis_X_Machina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-11 10:42 PM
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3. The approval rating of...
...the repondent's own member, and whether they deserved election, routinely rides over 50%.

The institution, much lower recently -- last over 50% is 2003 sometime.

Was as high as the 80's post 9/11

Historical data here, going back to the 70s.
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Sheepshank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-11 10:43 PM
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Congressional approval ratings are historically low. I do believe they have hit an all time low.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/our-unpopular-congress/2011/08/09/gIQAtb9s6I_gallery.html#photo=1

looks like 14%
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ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-11 10:43 PM
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4. Generally people hate Congress but they really mean they hate the other guy's Congressman
not their own.
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Davis_X_Machina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-11 10:50 PM
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6. This figure went down into the low 40's this week...
Edited on Wed Aug-10-11 11:00 PM by Davis_X_Machina
...heretofore unheard-of. One's own Congressman has never polled so low.
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gkhouston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-11 10:47 PM
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5. If Congress got high, they'd be more likely to do something I approve of. n/t
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