… In one sense, YouGov’s research confirms what polls elsewhere have shown already: nobody came off well during the shutdown, and Republicans came off especially badly. A few days after the shutdown ended, YouGov found that 66% disapproved of Congressional Republicans’ handling of the crisis, to only 53% who felt […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: 46 percent say random people on street could do better than Congress
The recent government shutdown over the budget and Obamacare has voters feeling angry and frustrated with lawmakers in general — and Republicans in particular, according to the latest Fox News poll. President Obama has fared better, although he hasn’t escaped the ire of voters either. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
After the Shutdown, Republicans Sort Through the Wreckage
We’ll save our Republican friends a recitation of all the damage they did to themselves during the recent battle over the government shutdown and the debt limit. Anyone who can read a poll knows what happened. The shutdown kerfuffle has led to a significant improvement in the national political climate […] Read more »
Post-shutdown, Congress disapproval at all-time high
The recent government shutdown and the debate over raising the debt ceiling have taken their toll on Americans’ perceptions of the legislative branch overall. In this poll conducted after the 16-day government shutdown ended, 85 percent of Americans disapprove of the way Congress does its job – the highest percentage […] Read more »
Major damage to GOP after shutdown, and broad dissatisfaction with government
The budget confrontation that led to a partial government shutdown dealt a major blow to the GOP’s image and has exposed significant divisions between tea party supporters and other Republicans, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. The survey highlights just how badly the GOP hard-liners and the leaders […] Read more »
Congress Dives, Anti-Incumbency Soars in Deep Post-Shutdown Criticism
Approval of Congress is at a new low in 40 years of polling, Americans’ approval of their own representative in Washington is underwater for the first time and a record number of registered voters are inclined to look for someone new in 2014 – all signs of a powerful, palpable […] Read more »