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dc_dux · 10-17-2007, 08:17 PM

Congress always polls lower than a president.

Voters are expressing opinions on a two-party body where you generally would expect both approval (meeting expectations) and disapproval (not doing enough) by voters of the party in power and disapproval by voters of the opposing party.

It really makes Congressional polls meaningless until you dig deeper for approval ratings of Congress by party in polls of all voters. If you look at those polls, Democrats rate higher than Republicans in every recent poll.

UStwo...thats the first I've heard that the anti-war people were not a swing vote. It was a key factor (opposition to the Bush war policy), among other factors, with most Independents.

10-17-2007, 08:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	Congress always polls lower than a president. Voters are expressing opinions on a two-party body where you generally would expect both approval (meeting expectations) and disapproval (not doing enough) by voters of the party in power and disapproval by voters of the opposing party. It really makes Congressional polls meaningless until you dig deeper for approval ratings of Congress by party in polls of all voters. If you look at those polls, Democrats rate higher than Republicans in every recent poll. UStwo...thats the first I've heard that the anti-war people were not a swing vote. It was a key factor (opposition to the Bush war policy), among other factors, with most Independents. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 10-17-2007 at 08:21 PM..