Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Sinking Fast
Poor Sue. According to the latest numbers from Gallup, public approval of the Republican Congress is sinking, and sinking fast.
From Gallup:
From Gallup:
PRINCETON, NJ -- Public approval of the job Congress is doing has dipped to its lowest level of 2006, and is now the worst Gallup has recorded since the closing days of the Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994.1979, 1992, 1994.... anyone starting to sense a pattern developing here?
According to an April 10-13, 2006, Gallup Poll, 23% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, while 70% disapprove. The current approval score is slightly below the 25%-27% range seen since January.
The current 23% approval rating for Congress is a near-record low for the institution. Gallup's trend for this question, which started in 1974, shows lower approval scores on only three other occasions: October 1994 (21%), March 1992 (18%), and June 1979 (19%).
