Not. Popular.
I don't know where they found them, but an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll from Marist
found 22 percent of Americans who think this Congress is somewhat productive. It must be the same people who still call themselves Republicans. Here's the
breakdown of the poll:
A new poll from NBC News and Marist College registers what would appear to be Americans' overwhelming distaste for Congress. The survey shows that just 22 percent of people would describe Congress as at least "somewhat productive," while 74 percent say it has been at least "somewhat unproductive." Half of Americans say Congress has been "very unproductive," and only 3 percent say it has been "very productive."
While Congress is less popular right now than root canals, traffic jams, and head lice, they can take comfort in the fact that they
still beat out the Ebola virus. In fact, with the news in the past few weeks of the virus, they've probably widened their lead. But one recent finding
highlighted by the Fix in this report should give just about every member of Congress pause:
About seven in 10 Americans (69 percent) say they don't want most members of Congress reelected, according to a recent Pew Research Center poll.
An additional 36 percent say they don't want their own representative reelected. Both of those are the highest in the past two decades.
Whether that translates into a huge protest vote in November is the $64,000 question. This degree of disgust and cynicism could either lead to historically low turnout because people just don't want to have to think about Congress at all, or bring them out in droves in protest.