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FOX News Poll: Voters Unhappy With Bush and Congress - Polls | AP Polls | Gallup Poll | Opinion Polls
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Friday, October 26, 2007 By Dana Blanton Voters are displeased with both the president and Congress, according to the latest FOX News poll. A 55 percent majority of Americans disapprove of President Bush’s job performance and the most frequently mentioned reason is the Iraq war; 45 ...

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The Volokh Conspiracy:  Why I Don't Approve of My Congressman:

Instapundit:  ILYA SOMIN:  ”Polls routinely show that most Americans give very low approval ratings to Congress…

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Why I Don't Approve of My Congressman:
The Volokh Conspiracy — ... , but give much higher ratings to their own representatives . Count me among the minority that would give an even lower rating to their own representative than Congress as a whole. That's because my representative is Jim Moran. Recent data reveal that ...

ILYA SOMIN:  ”Polls routinely show that most Americans give very low approval ratings to Congress…
Instapundit — ... , but give much higher ratings to their own representatives. Count me among the minority that would give an even lower rating to their own representative than Congress as a whole. That’s because my representative is Jim Moran.” ...

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