Public sick of this Congress
2006-10-18
Source: New York Daily News
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rss feedIn an ominous sign for the GOP, a Gallup Poll out yesterday says the public's approval of Congress remains at lows not seen since 1994 - when insurgent Republicans kicked Democrats out of power.
The survey found only 23% of the country approves of the job the GOP-led Congress is doing, with 71% saying they disapprove. In 1994, a Gallup Poll done from Oct. 22 to 25 before the Republican revolution election found the virtually identical anti-incumbent opinion.
The overall climate has Democrats eagerly anticipating Nov. 7 this year.
"The wind is right at our back," said New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, who noted Democratic candidates are raising more money than Republicans in key races.
"Every week we get closer to our goal of taking the Senate, and I'd say right now we're on the edge," he said.
Democrats need six seats to retake the Senate - a goal most pundits think is a bigger stretch than the 15 they need to win the House.
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