Majority Think Congress Doing POOR Job

Less than nine months before the midterm elections, a majority of voters still think the Democrat Congress is doing a lousy job.

A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that only 18% of likely U.S. voters rate Congress excellent or good at doing its job, while 52% give Congress a poor rating. Bad as it is, that’s actually a slight improvement since last July, when 17% gave Congress an excellent or good rating, and 54% said Congress was doing a poor job. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Thirty percent (30%) of voters believe it is likely that Congress will seriously address the most important problems facing our nation, including just eight percent (8%) who think it’s very likely. A majority (66%) don’t think it’s likely Congress will seriously address important problems, including 34% who believe it’s not at all likely.