Super Congress: Reps. Upton, Bacerra, Hensarling, and Sens. Murray, Kyl, Baucus, Portman and Kerry
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The general distaste for and lack of faith in government has doomed the Super Congress, at least in the public's mind, and according to this poll.
Almost seven out of 10 of those surveyed, 67 percent, think that the 12-member panel will not be able to shake hands on a deficit-slashing plan, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. Only 24 percent said they think an agreement will be reached by the committee’s Nov. 23 deadline.
They'll probably come to some agreement by Nov. 23, but it might just be an agreement to give themselves more time.
This poll's one surprising finding, at odds with much of the polling we've seen, is that "48 percent said the deficit-reduction plan should only include spending cuts, while 39 percent said it should also include some tax revenue increases." That's 74 percent of Republicans in the poll, while 58 percent of Democrats said that any proposal should include tax hikes. All the same, if the Catfood Commission II lives down to expectations and fails to come up with an agreement, 46 percent would blame Republicans, while 36 percent would blame President Obama and congressional Democrats.