March 19, 2010 6:27 PM
Poll: 68% say vote out Congress
Fox News Poll: 68% Say Vote Out All Incumbents
Incumbents Democrat Barbara Mikulski of Maryland; Republican Ted Stevens of Alaska
If American voters only had the following two choices on the Congressional ballot -- keep all current lawmakers in office, or get rid of all incumbents in Congress -- what would they do?
A new Fox News poll asked that question, and the answer could be bad news for incumbents this fall.
Sixty-eight percent of voters would oust all incumbents, while 20 percent would keep all lawmakers in office.
Click here to read the entire Fox News poll.
Even 52 percent of Democrats, whose party controls both houses of Congress, would get rid of all incumbents. Thirty-two percent would keep them.
Most Republicans (79 percent) and independents (78 percent) would vote to get rid of all incumbents.
This "throw them out" sentiment reflects what the poll also found about voters' perception of Congress: just 18 percent approve of the job Congress is doing, while 76 percent disapprove.
Moreover, 17 percent think Congress cares what the American people want, compared to the large 79 percent majority who think Congress does whatever it wants to do.
How do we stop this madness??
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