We've seen poll after poll showing the general public has a very low opinion of Congress (with support for the job they are doing resting in the low teens). This Gallup Poll (done between September 9th and 13th of a random national sample of 1,025 adults, with a 4 point margin of error) focuses in on some public beliefs about the members of Congress -- and they're not good.
It turns out that 52% of people believe members of Congress are corrupt, 69% believe they are beholden to special interests, and 79% believe they are out of touch with ordinary Americans.
That's not good, but voters only get to vote for their own member of Congress, so what do they think about their own congressperson? The charts above illustrate that. It turns out that about a third (32%) think their congressperson is corrupt, 47% believe they are beholden to special interests, and 48% think they are out of touch with their constituents.
That would worry me if I was a congressperson -- and if I was a Republican, it would worry me a whole lot (since most congresspersons are Republicans). Is this the recipe for another upheaval of Congress? It could be.
