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Comments (3)
Poor Congresscritters. How... (Below threshold)1. Posted by FreeKeys | May 16, 2007 12:42 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Poor Congresscritters. How can we help them along?
1. Posted by FreeKeys | May 16, 2007 12:42 AM |
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Posted on May 16, 2007 00:42
2. Posted by Ken Hupp | May 16, 2007 9:00 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
Jim,
I saw this and immediately emailed the editor at the PMSNBC home page and asked if this poll would get the same breathlessly excited posting and attention that was given every single bad Bush poll trumpeting his popularity at an all time low. I specifically asked if they would do the honorable thing by prominently displaying the story on its homepage with an appropriate headline like "Approval for Democrat Congress sinks to a new low." Wanna make a wager on whether I've even received a reply?
Ken
2. Posted by Ken Hupp | May 16, 2007 9:00 PM |
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Posted on May 16, 2007 21:00
3. Posted by kimyl oh | May 22, 2007 11:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Wanna bet it has something to do with the stalled minimum wage, the failure to curtail the war effort, or address health care problems?
That's why Democrats are disappointed, and I would guess Independents as well. It's not like people are saying that because Bush is at 33% that means 67% of people want more liberal policies!
Dissatisfaction with government is a way of life in America, and you can bet that if they got the war to end their popularity would jump. Also, if the Senate would help them finish their popular agenda (negotiating drug prices, minimum wage increase, student loan rate cuts, etc. etc.) that would go a long way. Those easy first few laws the House passed have 70-90% approval.
3. Posted by kimyl oh | May 22, 2007 11:15 AM |
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Posted on May 22, 2007 11:15