Poll: Most Americans think their member of Congress doesn’t deserve re-election

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By Eric W. Dolan

Americans are more upset with their government than ever after lawmakers and the president reached an agreement to raise the debt ceiling until 2013 and cut the federal deficit by about $2.1 trillion over a 10-year period.

The majority of Americans don't believe their own member of Congress deserves to be reelected, according to a CNN/ORC poll released on Tuesday.

Only 41 percent say the lawmaker who represents their Congressional district deserves reelection and 49 percent say their representative doesn't deserve reelection in 2012.

It is the first time in CNN polling history that the figure has dropped below 50 percent.

"Now anti-incumbent sentiment is so strong that most Americans are no longer willing to give their own representative the benefit of the doubt," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland explained. "If that holds up, it could be an early warning of an electorate that is angrier than any time in living memory."

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/09/poll-most-think-their-member-of-congress-doesnt-deserve-re-election/

[arbusto_baboso]

1. Reality: most Americans who vote will return their member of Congress to the chamber.

Sorry to say it, but that's just the way it is.

[customerserviceguy]

6. Yep, this isn't news

Everybody wants the other guy's congresscritter thrown out of office.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

2. Please. They say that shit every time, but members of the House still have somewhere

around 90% incumbency rate, if not higher. Senators enjoy a 80% incumbency rate, if not higher.

Voters typically like their Representative or Senator, but rate the Congress as a whole very low. That's why we consistently see very low numbers for Congress and yet very high incumbency rates.

http://www.opensecrets.org/bigpicture/reelect.php

[provis99]

3. yet Gallup says most would re-elect their congress member.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/148904/Record-Low-Say-Congress-Deserve-Election.aspx

So who's right?:shrug:

[Ozymanithrax]

4. Most of the people who answered this poll probably don't vote.

As we are a government elected by a majority who vote, they don't fucking count.

[Demeter]

5. And They Are Correct

but where is the challenger?