Congress' Job Approval: Count It on One Hand

We have a new Mendoza line: 5%
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 30, 2011 3:25 PM CST
Congress' Job Approval: Count It on One Hand
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and House Speaker John Boehner in a file photo from November.   (Getty Images)

This version of Congress hasn't been getting good marks from the public, but a new poll by Rasmussen Reports still has an eye-popping stat on just how deep the frustration goes. In a survey of likely voters, only 5% thought Congress had done a good or excellent job. Not surprisingly, that would be a record. A whopping 68% rated the performance as poor. (More Congress stories.)

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