Congress's approval rating is at 12.3%. Why the fuck are the Republicans ahead in ANY generic

[Tiggeroshii]

...congressional poll?

My guess is Citizens United. What do you think?

:shrug:

generic poll average: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/generic_congressional_vote-2170.html

RCP Average 8/4 - 9/4 -- 43.5 42.8 Democrats +0.7
Rasmussen Reports 8/29 - 9/ LV 37 44 Republicans +7



Congressional Approval rating: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/congressional_job_approval-903.html

RCP Average 12.3

[orpupilofnature57]

1. They usurp elections ,polls ,M$M??

[Yupster]

2. When there's an approval of 10 %

that means that Democrats, Republicans and Independants are all unhappy.

It doesn't mean people want to be more Democratic or Republican.

It means Democrats want to be more Democratic, Republicans want to be more Republican and Independants are just mad.

My wife is an independant. She says things like "I can't believe this. Why don't they just do what's right?" Well if they agreed on what's right, that would be easy.

[Tiggeroshii]

3. But you'd think that the independents would influence it a certain direction -like, away from the

...current control? Or do independents lean a bit to the right?

[Davis_X_Machina]

4. Strong and wrong, baby.

That, and the power of spite. Angry, engaged minorities roll apathetic majorities all the time in politics.

Citizens United hasn't begun to bite yet. How many campaign ads have you seen in the past week?

[pscot]

5. That seems kind of high

I didn't think there were that many lobbyists.

[Tiggeroshii]

9. right? lol

[AndyTiedye]

6. Because the Repigs Own All the Tee Vee Stations

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. Gosh, they're that popular, eh?

unreal.

[Synicus Maximus]

8. Because the Repubs control the house, the Democrats control

the Senate and the independents feel it is a pox on both their houses.