Tag: congressional approval rating

Why Americans Hate Incumbents Yet Still Re-Elect Them

Posted on by Michael Minkoff, Jr. · Leave a comment

In a recent article, PolitiFact ran the data and apparently the approval rating for Congress is around 14%, yet the incumbent re-election rate is around 95%. Just in case you just suffered blunt force trauma to the head, let me explain why that statistic is odd. It means potential voters overwhelmingly hate the people who […]

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Congressional Approval Rating in Single Digits

Posted on by Michael Minkoff, Jr. · 52 Comments

Well, it’s official. In thirty-nine years of surveying, Gallup has never seen a single-digit approval rating for Congress. Until now! Americans straight up despise Congress, with only 9% of Americans giving Congress the thumbs up. The approval rating wasn’t even this low during the shutdown. I’m guessing people aren’t even paying attention to current events […]

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