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Congress Ratings Improve: 26% Say Good or Excellent
Friday, May 18, 2007
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Twenty-six percent (26%) of American voters believe that Congress is doing a
good or an excellent job. That's a six point improvement over the past month
and reflects that most positive rating for the legislative body in 2007. The
latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 30% give
Congress a "fair" rating while 43% say poor. A separate survey found that
Democrats have an 11-point advantage on the Generic Congressional Ballot.

The last rating for the outgoing Republican Congress found that just 11%
gave the GOP-controlled chamber a good or excellent rating. The first survey
after the Democrats took control found 16% giving Nancy Pelosi and Harry
Reid's team good or excellent marks (see history).

Among Democratic voters, 35% say Congress is doing a good or an excellent
job. Thirty-nine percent (39%) say fair and 25% give their team a poor
rating. Republicans, not surprisingly, have a less generous assessment-61%
of GOP voters say Congress is doing a poor job.

Overall, just 10% of Americans say it's Very Likely that Congress will
seriously address the important issues facing the nation this year. Another
34% say it is Somewhat Likely that Congress will do so. Most (54%) say
Congress is Not Very Likely or Not at All Likely to address the important
issues before us. Those figures have changed little since Election 2006.

Seventy-two percent (72%) of American voters believe that Members of
Congress are primarily interested in their own careers. Just 15% believe the
legislators are primarily interested in helping people. Those figures have
changed little over the past seven months.

The Supreme Court does a bit better than Congress-42% say the Justices are
doing a good or an excellent job. Thirty-seven percent (37%) say fair and
20% poor. The Court gets good or excellent ratings from 49% of Republicans,
39% of Democrats, and 35% of those not affiliated with either major party.

President Bush's Job Approval is measured on a daily basis and is currently
at the lowest levels of his Administration.

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Actual approval rating is 56%.

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