[LINK] Research: US Congress More Popular Than Gonorrhea

stephen at melbpc.org.au stephen at melbpc.org.au
Mon Jan 21 01:36:34 AEDT 2013


By all accounts, serious research, quoted by the NY Times today .. 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Public Policy Polling
3020 Highwoods Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27604
information at publicpolicypolling.com
INTERVIEWS: Tom Jensen 919-744-6312

Survey of 830 Registered Voters

<http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_Natl_010813_.pdf>


Congress Less Popular than Cockroaches, Traffic Jams

Raleigh, N.C. – Facing low approval ratings after a historically
unproductive 112th session and a series of last-minute showdowns over
fiscal matters, Congress is now less popular than root canals, NFL
replacement referees, head lice, the rock band Nickelback, colonoscopies,
traffic jams, cockroaches, Donald Trump, France, Genghis Khan, used-car 
salesmen and Brussel sprouts.

When asked if they have a higher opinion of either Congress or a series
of unpleasant or disliked things, voters said they had a higher opinion
of root canals (32 for Congress and 56 for the dental procedure), NFL
replacement refs (29-56), head lice (19-67), the rock band Nickelback 
(32-39), colonoscopies (31-58), Washington DC political pundits 
(34-37), carnies (31-39), traffic jams (34-56), cockroaches (43-45),
Donald Trump (42-44), France (37-46), Genghis Khan (37-41), used-car
salesmen (32-57), and Brussels sprouts (23-69) than Congress.

Congress did manage to beat out telemarketers (45-35), John Edwards
(45-29), the Kardashians (49-36), lobbyists (48-30), North Korea (61-26),
the ebola virus (53-25), Lindsay Lohan (45-41), Fidel Castro (54-32),
playground bullies (43-38), meth labs (60-21), communism (57-23), and
gonorrhea (53-28).

Congress’s overall favorability rating stands at just 9% favorable and 
85% unfavorable.

Women (13-81) view Congress slightly more favorably than men (6-89), as
do Democrats (13-82) than Republicans (9-87), perhaps reflecting
Democrats’ higher level of satisfaction with the recent fiscal cliff
deal. 

Among ideological groups voters who describe themselves as “very liberal”
have a higher than single-digit approval rating, with 36% holding a
favorable view and 56% unfavorable.

“We all know Congress is unpopular,” said Dean Debnam, President of
Public Policy Polling. “But the fact that voters like it even less than
cockroaches, lice, and Genghis Khan really shows how far its esteem has
fallen with the American public over the last few weeks.”

PPP surveyed 830 American voters from January 3rd to 6th. The margin of
error is +/-3.4 percentage points. This poll was not paid for or
authorized by any campaign or political organization. PPP surveys are
conducted through automated telephone interviews.
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Cheers,
Stephen



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