Congress approval rating? - 68% as of 12/11/09 NBC/Wall Street Journal
-69% at Gallop.
Approval of U.S. Congress Essentially Flat, at 25%
Approval steady from November; majorities for -- as well as against -- healthcare bill disapprove
December 17, 2009
More than two-thirds of Americans (69%) continue to disapprove of the job Congress is doing, while 25% approve -- essentially unchanged from November. Democrats are slightly less approving than they were last month, while independents are slightly more approving and Republicans are statistically steady. Gallop
obama care?
December 16, 2009
Majority of Americans Still Not Backing Healthcare Bill
Forty-six percent would advise their member to vote for it, or lean in that direction
by Jeffrey M. Jones
PRINCETON, NJ -- As the U.S. Senate continues working to craft a filibuster-proof healthcare reform bill, a new USA Today/Gallup poll finds public support for such efforts still below the majority level. 46% percent of Americans say they would advise their member of Congress to vote for healthcare legislation (or lean toward doing so), while 48% would advise a no vote (or lean in that direction).