Congress has few friends and admirers. It would be hard to imagine any time in history when the aphorism of Mark Twain’s Pudd’nhead Wilson rang quite so true: “It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” Only 8% approve the job Congress is doing, even somewhat, in the Economist/YouGov poll (Week of 3/31/2012).
More striking on the other side of the ledger is the roll of subgroups where the poll finds majorities stating they disapprove strongly of the performance of this Congress:
- Incomes of $100,000 or more: 55%
- Age 65 and older: 53%
- Independents: 52%
- College graduates: 51%
- Liberals: 51%
Economist/YouGov poll archives can be found here
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