"GOP's Disapproval,Rating Hits 59 Percent
which is the highest disapproval rating
in the CNN poll in the last twenty years"
-- New data from a CNN poll shows that there's been a difference
in the minds of many Americans: the Democratic Party is getting a
split on approval/disapproval at 47 - 47, but the Republican
Party disapproval rating is all the way up to 59%, against a
33% approval.
The GOP approval rating has been going down in the CNN poll since
their 2010 victories: in the October 27-30 version, the
Republican Party had a small plurality in approval, at 44 - 43.
But since last fall's election they've seen a steady downward trend
in the survey, to the current low, which is the highest
disapproval rating in the CNN poll in the last twenty years.
The Tea Party itself actually has a lower disapproval rating at
51% than the Republican Party, and only a slightly lower
approval rating at 31%.
CNN was also quick to point out possible consequences of such
high dissatisfaction with Congress.
>From the report:
Only 41 percent of people questioned say the lawmaker in their
district in the U.S. House of Representatives deserves to be
re-elected - the first time ever in CNN polling that that figure
has dropped below 50 percent.
Forty-nine percent say their representative doesn't deserve to be
re-elected in 2012. And with ten percent unsure, it's the first
time that a majority has indicated that they would boot their
representative out of office if they had the chance today.
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