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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Congressional approval allegedly jumps



Congressional approval ratings are up to a whopping 31%. The latest Gallup poll, taken before the passage of the stimulus, has the rating at its highest point in two years. Unfortunately, the gains are almost entirely due to Democrats increasing their favorable numbers, not Republicans or Independents jumping on the bandwagon. The country remains polarized as ever, and the data indicates that Republicans are digging in their heels.

1 comment:

Bryant Oberg said...

It will be interesting to see how the stimulus will change the nation's opinion of Congress in the next poll? It seems we will be waiting for the Democrats reaction as it is pretty certain that the Republicans' opinions will not change.

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