Trust in Congress Gallups to single digits
By Jonathan Capehart, WashPost, Updated: December 17 at 11:51 am
Gallup’s new trustworthiness poll has everyone tittering over the low standing of Congress. Just 8 percent of those surveyed Dec. 5 – Dec. 8 rated the ethical standards of members of Congress “very high” or “high.” This shameful low puts them one point behind car salespeople.
But here’s what’s being ignored. Congress is viewed with such contempt that its trustworthiness actually dropped from a similar Gallup survey conducted just a week later. In the poll conducted Nov. 26 – Nov. 29, the federal legislature was viewed by 10 percent of the public to have “very high/high” honesty and ethical standards. Car salespeople were the ones with the 8 percent “very high/high” rating.
So, in one week, Congress fell two points and car salespeople ticked up one point. I can’t think of anything Congress did to warrant even lower ratings since Congress doesn’t do much of anything, budget passage notwithstanding. But I think I know why the standing of car salespeople improved: lobbyists (6 percent). Their inclusion surely made car salespeople look better by comparison.
(More here.)
Gallup’s new trustworthiness poll has everyone tittering over the low standing of Congress. Just 8 percent of those surveyed Dec. 5 – Dec. 8 rated the ethical standards of members of Congress “very high” or “high.” This shameful low puts them one point behind car salespeople.
But here’s what’s being ignored. Congress is viewed with such contempt that its trustworthiness actually dropped from a similar Gallup survey conducted just a week later. In the poll conducted Nov. 26 – Nov. 29, the federal legislature was viewed by 10 percent of the public to have “very high/high” honesty and ethical standards. Car salespeople were the ones with the 8 percent “very high/high” rating.
So, in one week, Congress fell two points and car salespeople ticked up one point. I can’t think of anything Congress did to warrant even lower ratings since Congress doesn’t do much of anything, budget passage notwithstanding. But I think I know why the standing of car salespeople improved: lobbyists (6 percent). Their inclusion surely made car salespeople look better by comparison.
(More here.)
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2 Comments:
I'm a bit surprised trust in Congress is that high. I'm also a bit surprised that VV did not cover the Wash. Post/ABC poll showing President Obama is ending his 5th year with the lowest approval rating at this stage of his Presidency since Nixon.
I am surprised that Congress would score this high in trust. Speaking of polls, did VV notice the Wash Post/ABC poll on presidential approval ratings? It must hurt having 'the one' being compared with Nixon but given their inclination to 'use' the IRS one can understand the grouping.
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