Majority of Americans want to vote out every single member of Congress

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BY ALIYAH SHAHID / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012, 11:56 AM

America wants to give all of Congress a pink slip.

The majority of registered voters — 56% — would vote out every single member of the House and Senate if there was a ballot measure to do so, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

The resentment is bipartisan, with 55% of liberals, 55% of moderates and 58% of conservatives wanting to wipe the slate clean of current legislators — even their own.

Just 13% of those surveyed said they approved of the job Congress was doing, with 80% disapproving.

That could mean bad news for incumbents on Nov. 6. In the Senate, 33 seats are up for grabs: 23 for the Democrats and 10 for the GOP. In the House, elections will be held for all 435 seats.



Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election-2012/majority-americans-vote-single-member-congress-poll-article-1.1012892

Newsflash: Majority of Americans are liars. They will happily vote for THEIR incumbent and at least 80% will be returned to office. My prediction.

[Ed Suspicious]

1. I think your prediction will prove to be accurate plus or minus a few percentage points. n/t

[RKP5637]

2. Yeah, I agree with your prediction. People say this, and then they vote the

same or similar critters back into office and then wonder WTF, nothing changed.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

14. The Teabaggers were screaming about the fact that Washington was

crawling with "insiders," and then they go out and put lobbyists and politicians in the halls of Congress. In only a few instances did they elect someone who either wasn't already a politician or a former lobbyist.

Again, Americans are full of shit, especially the Teabaggers!!

[RKP5637]

16. Sadly, I agree sooo much with your last sentence. IMO, many Americans vote

with their head up their butt ... never seemingly seeing the light of day when they vote and totally in the dark as to the ramifications of their decisions ... then, they complain, how can this be happening. The teabaggers never cease to amaze me, especially the poor ones, they vote for all of the stuff that's taking them under.

[duhneece]

3. Americans have elected folks to govern who tell us right up front that government cannot do good

It's like hiring a football coach is hates football.

[Bonhomme Richard]

4. Yeah, everyone but their own and there lies the problem. n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

5. "Their own?" Waitaminnit.

Who are "my own?" Well, Bernie Sanders--even though he's not a Dem. Sheldon Whitehouse. Dennis Kucinich. Tammy Baldwin (although she's not there yet). Alan Grayson (even though he's not back in yet). No, I don't want to get rid of people like that.

On the other hand, I'm willing to sacrifice all the Republicans and at least half the Democrats, so I'm only in 3/4 agreement with the proposition to throw 'em all out.

[n2doc]

6. and I'm willing to bet there are a whole bunch of folks here in Georgia

Who want to keep Kingston, Chambliss and Isakson too (To list those who (puke) represent my district). The point is people aren't willing to toss out people they directly vote for.

You of course can't vote for all of those you have listed. How about your own Congresscritters? You have a Wisconsin avatar, would you be willing to toss out your rep if it meant that people like Boehner were tossed out also?

[Jackpine Radical]

7. Absolutely.

Both my most recently-elected Senator and my Rep are fucking Teabaggers who slithered into power in the same 2010 debacle that brought us Walker.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

15. I'm very lucky. I have Donna Edwards and Ben Cardin. I think it's time for Barbara

Mikulsky to retire, but she'll do, too!

[DCBob]

8. Replacing the deck chairs wont solve the problem.

Big money and big business have too much influence on our politics. Until that issue is resolved its business as usual no matter who is elected.

[bigdarryl]

9. Americans are FULL OF SHIT!!!! if they asked who was polled what about there member of Congress

I bet they would say no

[annabanana]

10. . . . . which means that 56% of Americans aren't really paying attention.

They just get that Congress is all bad and every congress critter is bad and none of them are even trying to do the right thing and there's nothing to lose by kicking them all out . .

lazy nihilism

[ellisonz]

11. k & r

[bemildred]

12. I like it, global recalls.

Sort of an American "confidence vote", but for Congress.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. Exactly! I don't believe anything the majority of American Idiots say.

Until they vote THEIR OWN out of office, they are full of shit!

[geekd]

17. YESYESYESYESYESYESYES

now finally someone is talking some sense. we need to get the incumbents to send a message to anyone who thinks of running for office anywhere. the internet is watching you and if you do not do your job and go on vacation with unfinished business, YOU WILL BE FINISHED!! there are those who will do their voters duty and follow your career anywhere and everywhere you go to make sure the citizens and taxpayers of this country will never pay for your opinions EVER AGAIN!!! THE MESSAGE FOR 2012 - VOTE OUT ALL THE INCUMBENTS!!!

[LiberalFighter]

18. Not very democratic that they want to vote out every member.

Considering that they only want to vote out the ones that are not in their district but don't have a problem with their own members.

[TwilightGardener]

19. Meh. Most Americans probably can't name their own Congresscritters. They say shit like this

because they're too lazy to sort them out and examine their records--or just because it sounds good.

[brooklynite]

20. Here's betting that most of the survey respondents end up voting again for their Congressperson...

...like they do every two years.