There's mounting evidence that the American people are fed up with business as usual on Capitol Hill. Rasmussen is reporting an interesting poll result today. Sixty-five percent (65%) of "likely voters" in their random poll said they would choose to throw out the entire Congress and start over. Here are the questions:
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party?
2* Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Republican Party?
3* The following results are a combination of responses from questions 1 and 2.
4* Suppose you could vote this fall on whether to get rid of the entire Congress and start over again. Would you vote to keep the entire Congress or get rid of the entire Congress?
5* Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party Movement? [those who answered "no" or "Not sure" were asked] Do you have any close friends or family members who are part of the Tea Party movement?
You can see the complete report here.
A couple of other interesting findings from the poll.
- 82% of Republicans and 78% of unaffiliateds say dump them all. Despite their party’s control of both the House and Senate, Democratic voters are fairly evenly divided: 44% say it’s better to keep the entire Congress, but 38% would prefer to give all the national legislators the heave-ho.
- Among all voters, just three percent (3%) have a favorable opinion of both parties, while 18% view both unfavorably. Seventy-nine percent (79%) offer mixed reviews.
- Twenty percent (20%) of voters nationwide now say they are members of the Tea Party, with another 10% who say they aren’t members but have friends or family members who are. Sixty-one percent (61%) say they have no ties to the grass roots movement. [This is a particularly interesting statistic since it takes about 20% of the population to foment a revolution. Which means that liberals are in big trouble if the tea partiers get really organized!]
