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| Democrats poised to tighten hold on Congress |
| 2008-04-04 |
| The election-year call for change echoing through the 2008 presidential campaign is also being heard in U.S. House and Senate races as Democrats appear headed toward expanding their control of Congress. Polls show voters favor Democrats over Republicans on a host of issues -- including the Iraq war, the economy and energy -- and believe the country is on "the wrong track" as an unpopular President George W. Bush nears the end of his term. Yet Democrats face challenges, too. Surveys show just one in five Americans approves of the closely divided Congress, where Democrats took control from Bush's Republicans in January 2007. Despite their loss, Republicans have blocked Democrats on a number of fronts, including efforts to withdraw from Iraq. "The public wants change," said Stu Rothenberg of the nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report, which tracks presidential and congressional elections. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 The problem is that Congress as a whole has a 13% approval rating. However, probably many people love their own Congress critter and are willing to re-elect them, because they bring home the bacon to the district/state. So incumbents are often re-elected, even if they should be arrested or worse. A good argument for term limits for Congress. Unfortunately, since the first step in passing a constitutional amendment is a vote in Congress, it will never happen. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-04-04 18:47 |
| #3 Considering that Congress has an approval rating of 13%, I would say the dhimocrats are in serious fucking trouble. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-04-04 14:21 |
| #2 Rooters BS. Still way too early to make calls like this. Depending on how the dumocrat race turns out, McCain could have coat-tails in the fall. Keep yer powder dry. |
| Posted by: Spot 2008-04-04 08:40 |
| #1 stop ordering from the menu - you know the kos-cos are hussling you. I don't care who you are, the previous term of democrat delegates has been worthless. "The public wants change," If I had a nickle for every time... |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-04-04 02:22 |