November 17, 2011
Congressβ approval problem in one chart
By Chris Cillizza, Washington Post, Published: November 15
Itβs no secret that people donβt like β ok, loathe β Congress.
The latest Gallup monthly survey pegged Congressional approval at just 13 percent, the second straight month it has hit that all-time low.
βThe 2011 average is on track to be the lowest annual rating of Congress in Gallupβs history,β wrote Gallupβs Frank Newport in a memo on the results.
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"He will have to explain to the American people why his vision for bigger government, more spending, and higher taxes will work over the next four years when it hasn't worked in the past three and a half years.β β Sen. Rob Portman on President Obama
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