Fully 76% of Americans think that most members of Congress do not deserve to be re-elected according to a Gallup poll released today. Only 20% believe they do. Both numbers are records for the Gallup survey which has been asking the question for 19 years. This finding is from a Nov. 28-Dec. 1 Gallup poll, adding to the broad negativity toward Congress Americans have expressed this year. These include historically low congressional job approval ratings, low ratings of confidence in the legislative branch of government, and low ratings of confidence in Congress as an institution. The 76% who say most members of Congress "do not deserve to be re-elected" is six points higher than the previous high of 70%, measured in August. The trends on this measure have been progressively more negative since 2004. Voters were also more negative than positive in response to this measure through most of the early 1990s, but at least half of voters said most members deserved to be re-elected in Gallup...(Read Full Post)