Congress http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Though Americans remain largely dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., the 22% who are satisfied is up from 15% in December and is the highest since last spring. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152570/Satisfaction.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152570/Satisfaction.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:30:00 GMT A record-low 10% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, down from 13% in January and the previous low of 11%, recorded in December 2011. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152528/Congress-Job-Approval-New-Low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152528/Congress-Job-Approval-New-Low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 GMT Americans continue to say they want Barack Obama rather than the Republicans in Congress to have more influence over the direction the country takes this year, by a slim 46% to 42%. At the same time, Congress' approval rating overall is 13%, near the all-time low. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152027/Slightly-Obama-Set-Course-GOP.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152027/Slightly-Obama-Set-Course-GOP.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT Americans name jobs, the national debt, continuing economic decline, outsourcing, and politicians' bickering -- including President Obama and Congress -- when asked to say what worries them most about the national economy at this time. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152009/Americans-Economic-Worries-Jobs-Debt-Politicians.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152009/Americans-Economic-Worries-Jobs-Debt-Politicians.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT A new record-low 11% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing this December, the lowest single rating in Gallup's history of asking this question since 1974. This earns Congress a 17% yearly average for 2011, the lowest annual congressional approval rating in Gallup history. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151628/Congress-Ends-2011-Record-Low-Approval.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151628/Congress-Ends-2011-Record-Low-Approval.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:15:00 GMT Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page discuss the political landscape that President Obama faces in 12 key swing states. http://www.gallup.com/video/151505/Election-Matters-Obama-Faces-Tough-Swing-State-Landscape.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/video/151505/Election-Matters-Obama-Faces-Tough-Swing-State-Landscape.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:00:00 GMT Sixty-four percent of Americans rate the honesty and ethics of members of Congress as very low or low, tying the record for any profession. Americans give the most positive ratings to nurses, pharmacists, and doctors, and the lowest to members of Congress, lobbyists, and car salespeople. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151460/Record-Rate-Honesty-Ethics-Members-Congress-Low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151460/Record-Rate-Honesty-Ethics-Members-Congress-Low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that a record-low 20% of Americans say most members of Congress deserve to be re-elected, but more than half say the U.S. representative from their congressional district should be re-elected. http://www.gallup.com/video/151442/Americans-Down-Congressional-Incumbents.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/video/151442/Americans-Down-Congressional-Incumbents.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:00:00 GMT About three-quarters of registered voters (76%) say most members of Congress do not deserve re-election, the highest such percentage Gallup has measured in its 19-year history of asking this question. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151433/Record-High-Anti-Incumbent-Sentiment-Toward-Congress.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151433/Record-High-Anti-Incumbent-Sentiment-Toward-Congress.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport and USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page discuss the measure on which Newt Gingrich is a clear leader among GOP presidential candidates, as well as upcoming challenges for Congress and some good news on the economic front. http://www.gallup.com/video/151013/Election-Matters-Gingrich-Sets-Apart.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/video/151013/Election-Matters-Gingrich-Sets-Apart.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:00:00 GMT