Congress's Lowest Positive Rating in America's History (10%)

February 24, 2010
By Jared Law

This shouldn't be surprising, but it certainly is good that America has awakened such that only 10% are pleased with their performance!

Here's the story:

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Voter unhappiness with Congress has reached the highest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports as 71% now say the legislature is doing a poor job.

That’s up ten points from the previous high of 61% reached a month ago.

Only 10% of voters say Congress is doing a good or excellent job.

Nearly half of Democratic voters (48%) now give Congress a poor rating, up 17 points since January. The vast majority of Republicans and voters not affiliated with either party also give Congress poor ratings.

Seventy percent (70%) of voters say Congress has not passed any legislation that would significantly improve life for Americans, up 10 points over the past month and the highest level of dissatisfaction measured in regular tracking in over three years. Only 15% say Congress has passed such legislation.

Forty percent (40%) of voters nationwide now say it is at least somewhat likely Congress will seriously address the most important issues facing the nation. That’s down from 59% last March. Only 9% say it is Very Likely Congress will address these issues.

Other recent polling also reflects voter disappointment in Congress. Earlier this month, 63% of voters said it would be better for the country if most incumbents in Congress were defeated this November. Just 27% of voters say their representative in Congress is the best possible person for th....

Three out of four voters (75%) report being at least somewhat angry at the policies of the federal government. Part of the frustration is likely due to the belief of 60% of voters that neither Republican political leaders nor Democratic political leaders have a good understanding of what is needed today.

Still, voters believe Democrats are more likely than Republicans to have a plan for the future.

Regardless of which political side voters are on, just 21% believe that the federal government enjoys the consent of the governed.

As Congress continues to hash out the health care reform plan proposed by the president and Congressional Democrats, just 41% of voters favor the plan while 56% are opposed. Sixty-three percent (63%) of all voters say a better strategy to reform the health care system would be to pass smaller bills that address problems individually.

Just 9% of voters believe most members of Congress are genuinely interested in helping the people, which ties the recent low in December.

Eighty-one percent (81%) say most members of Congress are more interested in special interest money and their own careers, a new multi-year high.

The plurality of voters (42%) continues to believe most members of Congress are extremely corrupt, a result that has remained fairly consistent over the past several months.

Only one in three U.S. voters (32%) does not see most congressmen as corrupt. Another 26% are undecided.

In 2010, Republican candidates have consistently held an advantage over Democrats in the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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