AP Poll: Public gives Congress low marks

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AP Poll: Public gives Congress low marks

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Writer
44 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - In the eyes of the public, Congress is doing even worse than the president.

Public satisfaction with the job lawmakers are doing has fallen 11 points since May, to 24 percent, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll. That's lower than for President Bush, who hasn't fared well lately, either...

While the public's approval of Congress has dropped 11 points since May, the percentage of Democrats who are turning up their noses at Congress...nearly doubled. Among Republicans, though, not so much.

Approval among Democrats fell 21 points, from 48 percent in May to 27 percent.

It remained low among Republicans, at 20 percent, and has not changed significantly in the past two months...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070713/ap_on_re_us/congress_ap_poll

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1. It's like a student continually failing an exam even after being given the answer sheet. n/t