Congress’ harshest critics — the 53% of Americans who rate the job Congress is doing as poor or bad — feel more strongly about the undue influence that donors and lobbyists have on Congress than they do about any other major criticism of the institution. More than half of this group strongly agrees that members of Congress pay too much attention to what their contributors want them to do (56%) and what special interests and lobbyists want them to do (55%). Nearly half (46%) strongly agree that members of Congress should be willing to compromise more. CONT.
Frank Newport & Lydia Saad, Gallup