July 27, 2007
Hatin' On The Hill
Eight months after voters turned out the GOP and sent a new Democratic majority to Capitol Hill, Congress-bashing is once again back in vogue.
A new bipartisan poll commissioned by George Washington University confirms what Republicans and the Fourth Estate have been saying in recent weeks: Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid haven't been living up to the expectations placed on them after the 2006 midterm elections. In that survey, significant majorities said they believed lawmakers put politics above their constituents. And while Democrats still enjoy a slightly higher favorability rating than GOP lawmakers, only 37 percent said they were satisfied with the majority party's work thus far.
But not everyone is disappointed in the Democrats' leadership. Americans United for Change, the progressive advocacy group formed to oppose President Bush's Social Security plan, is out with a new TV ad this week praising the minimum wage hike, which took effect Tuesday.
See today's Poll Track (subscription) for more numbers on Congress and the 2008 White House race. And Ad Spotlight (subscription) has more details on the Americans United campaign.
