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Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 04:59 PM Oct 2013

Alan Grayson On the house floor... Reading Public Policy Poll "Congress or Toenail fungus"

"What do you have a higher opinion of " Congress or Toenail fungus", Congress 41% Toenail fungus 44%....



Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning firm based in North Carolina, asked a series of questions trying to gauge support for Congress compared with government-run institutions such as the Internal Revenue Service, health problems such as toenail fungus, cockroaches and dog poop.

The findings may surprise some lawmakers in Washington, who are deadlocked over how to reopen the federal government after eight days of shutdown.

Voters say they have a higher opinion of hemorrhoids than Congress, by 53% to 31%. More than seven in 10 voters say they view jury duty more favorably than Congress, which musters only 18% support in that comparison. Even toenail fungus rates 3 percentage points higher Congress.

Overall, voters in PPP's telephone poll gave Congress an 8% approval rating. Nearly nine in 10 voters, or 86%, say they disapprove of Congress — which is in line with a recent CNN survey.

"Congress having an 8% approval rating tells us one thing about how unhappy voters are," said Dean Debnam, president of Public Policy Polling. "But it's even more telling that voters have a lower opinion of it than annoyances like the DMV and jury duty, health issues like hemorrhoids, and even witches."


http://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/10/08/congress-popularity-witches-hemorrhoids-poll/2944343/

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Alan Grayson On the house floor... Reading Public Policy Poll "Congress or Toenail fungus" (Original Post) Ellipsis Oct 2013 OP
I like Alan Grayson Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #1
I love Grayson! B Calm Oct 2013 #2
What about yeast infections? bravenak Oct 2013 #3
Sorry no ... Congress vs roaches - Congress 42% Roaches 44% Ellipsis Oct 2013 #5
Roaches? bravenak Oct 2013 #6
In their defense they do come out ahead when compared to - Charles Mansion and Ebola Ellipsis Oct 2013 #8
Gotta see this for myself. bravenak Oct 2013 #10
His attempt to force a House vote on a clean CR under House Rule IX denied Roland99 Oct 2013 #4
Yep, everybody hates Congress but unfortunately tularetom Oct 2013 #7
It is the internals of districts nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #9
I beg to differ Aerows Oct 2013 #11
Yeah mine too but I think we're in the minority tularetom Oct 2013 #12
Leave it to Grayson to put it all in perspective madokie Oct 2013 #13
He was really pissing off the speaker... I'm sure there will be video. Ellipsis Oct 2013 #14
Love him madokie Oct 2013 #15
I did... I just checked on his last post. it was Last Friday night... I linked it for you. Ellipsis Oct 2013 #16
Thank you madokie Oct 2013 #17
hemorrhoids. BWAHAHAHAHAA! roguevalley Oct 2013 #18
Video - Ellipsis Oct 2013 #19
tonight he read 'congress or dog poop'....tied spanone Oct 2013 #20

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
8. In their defense they do come out ahead when compared to - Charles Mansion and Ebola
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 05:23 PM
Oct 2013

Congress 68% Charles Mansion 18%

Congress 47% Ebola 28%


He actually read the whole poll on the floor.
 

bravenak

(34,648 posts)
10. Gotta see this for myself.
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 05:27 PM
Oct 2013

I can't believe they prefer congress over uncle Charlie! Charles may have incited murder and tried to incite a race war but congress does all of that plus they're trying to kill the world. We have to get Mansons numbers up.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
7. Yep, everybody hates Congress but unfortunately
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 05:20 PM
Oct 2013

Everybody loves his/her own congresscritter.

If the pollsters asked the same group what they thought of their own Representative, I'm pretty sure the approval rate would be considerably higher than toenail fungus.

That's why I never get too jazzed about these generic "What's your opinion of congress" poll questions.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
9. It is the internals of districts
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 05:25 PM
Oct 2013

if districts, and I mean all of them, were +1 or +2 to either side, aka a swing district, you would have more people getting cycled. Our worst gerrymandered districts are +25 and +27 (and that is for both sides, by the way). Having anybody replace the current sitting member of Congress under those conditions requires a wave election or an act of god, preferably the latter.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
11. I beg to differ
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 05:27 PM
Oct 2013

Mine is the idiot that did the whole charging of the WWII memorial when he was one of the very SOB's that voted for the shutdown. He's an assclown of epic proportions that I probably wouldn't piss on if he was on fire, not even mentioning vote for him.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
12. Yeah mine too but I think we're in the minority
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 06:36 PM
Oct 2013

Thanks to gerrymandering and people's general lack of interest in politics.

I've been in three different districts in the last 15 years, without changing my place of residence and my representatives have gone from mediocre, to horrible, to what a piece of shit (California 4th Dist). Yet they've managed to finagle the district boundaries around to keep this mostly rural district safe for republicans and I'm sure this jackass polls around 60-70% approval. He got 61% of the vote in 2012.

There are only like 5000 registered voters in our county so we never see him and that has pissed off a few of his constituents but they are brainwashed enough to vote for him again if the election were held tomorrow.

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
14. He was really pissing off the speaker... I'm sure there will be video.
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 06:46 PM
Oct 2013

Oughta be good entertainment.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
15. Love him
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 06:47 PM
Oct 2013

He is one of us, in case you didn't know that. I haven't seen him post in a while but I'm sure he still reads DU

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
16. I did... I just checked on his last post. it was Last Friday night... I linked it for you.
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 06:55 PM
Oct 2013
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251328325


I'm going to pm him this thread for grins maybe he'll put in a cameo.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
17. Thank you
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 07:02 PM
Oct 2013

I get his emails as he is my favorite congress critter. Rep. Grayson has more fight in his little toe than the whole lot of the teahadists assholes. I predict he will go far in our government if he so desires.

I'm a long way from his district but I feel he speaks for me nonetheless

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