Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Incumbents likely to be voted out? Don't bet on it

McClatchy reports:
Since 1976, more than 90 percent of incumbents in the House of Representatives have won re-election, and new signs suggest that's likely to happen again in November, despite the widespread public anger at Washington.

A new Pew Research Center/National Journal poll found that people still like their own members of Congress far more than they like Congress itself. The institution's approval ratings long have been dismal, and the latest survey found that only 13 percent gave it good or excellent marks.