Americans' View Of Congress At All-Time Low

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Americans' View Of Congress At All-Time Low
Americans' hostility toward members of Congress is at a record high, a new Gallup Poll found. Seventy-six percent of those surveyed said most representatives do not deserve to be reelected, the highest number in the 19 years Gallup has asked the question and six points higher than in August, just after the contentious debate over raising the debt ceiling. Only 20% said most members should be reelected, a record low. "If voters' current sentiments toward Congress prevail through next November's election, it is possible that control of the House would flip back to the Democrats," wrote Frank Newport, editor in chief of the Gallup Poll. It's just the latest negative metric for federal legislators. A Gallup Poll conducted in November put Congress' job approval rating at 13%, tying an all-time low.