[A] new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows that disapproval of Congress's performance is higher than it has been since 1994, the year voters swept Democrats out of power on Capitol Hill.
Americans have grown gloomier about the nation's direction, the economy and Iraq, and by 65%-17% the say Congress doesn't share their priorities, the Journal reports.
Just 42% of Americans say their representative deserves to be re-elected, while a 45% plurality calls it time for someone new.
The poll shows that the greatest erosion in congressional approval has occurred among self-described Republicans. And when Americans are asked which party they want to control Congress after the 2006 elections, Democrats hold a 47%-40% edge.
(5-19-05, The Wall Street Journal.)
Americans have grown gloomier about the nation's direction, the economy and Iraq, and by 65%-17% the say Congress doesn't share their priorities, the Journal reports.
Just 42% of Americans say their representative deserves to be re-elected, while a 45% plurality calls it time for someone new.
The poll shows that the greatest erosion in congressional approval has occurred among self-described Republicans. And when Americans are asked which party they want to control Congress after the 2006 elections, Democrats hold a 47%-40% edge.
(5-19-05, The Wall Street Journal.)
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