Congressional Approval Remains Incredibly Low

The Gallup Poll  has released its latest survey on public approval for Congress -- and it is a dismal one. The survey was done between December 8th and 11th of a random national sample of 805 adults, and has a margin of error of 4 points. It shows the congressional numbers are still in the toilet -- with only 15% of the public approving of Congress.

Why does such a low percentage of the public like Congress? A look at a different survey can answer that. It is the Rasmussen Poll (shown below) -- done on December 15th and 16th of a random national sample of 1,000 likely voters, with a 3 point margin of error. The American people are tired of the ideological games Congress has been playing.

A whopping 82% says they want their elected officials to compromise for the good of the country -- and that's certainly not what they've been getting from Congress (especially the Republicans, who've obstructed everything the president has tried to do -- even though he's repeatedly tried to get them on board for bipartisan solutions to the nation's problems).

I fully expect the congressional approval to remain low for the next couple of years. That's because the Republicans have already made it clear they have no more intention of compromising in the 114th Congress than they did in the 113th Congress. They seem to think the voters gave them a mandate to continue their ideological game-playing. I think they are in for a rude surprise in 2016 if they continue that.