What happens if they hold an election in which voters don’t like either of their choices?
We’ll find out in 43 days, as poll after poll shows that both national parties are deeply unpopular with an electorate looking for something new and different. Democrats have suffered from being the majority party for the past 20 months – in control of political Washington and expected to do more by voters who elected President Obama to change the culture in the nation’s capital. But Republicans are not offering much that will earn them credit in the eyes of most voters, either.
In an Associated Press poll released last week, 38 percent of respondents approved of the job Democrats in Congress are doing, while 60 percent disapproved – not exactly where any party wants to be this close to an election. The ratings for Republicans in Congress, however, were even worse, with 31 percent approving and 68 percent disapproving. A New York Times/CBS News survey released last week also showed congressional Democrats’ approval rating at a measly 30 percent, while congressional Republicans’ sat at a ghastly 20 percent.
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