>60% of Voters Say Most in Congress Don’t Care What They Think
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Sixty percent (60%) of U.S. voters say most members of Congress don’t care what their constituents think, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Just 22% believe most congressmen do care what’s on the minds of their constituents. Eighteen percent (18%) more aren’t sure.
Only 37% of voters think their local congressional representative deserves reelection, and 62% say it would be better for the country if most incumbents in Congress were defeated this November.
Congress is now on its August recess, and many senators and House members are back home selling themselves for reelection. Many also are holding town hall meetings.
Seventy-one percent (71%) say it is more important at those town hall meetings for congressmen to hear the views of their constituents than it is for them to explain legislation and issues to people. Fifty-six percent (56%) felt that way a year ago when many congressional town hall meetings erupted in anger over then-proposed national health care legislation.
Nineteen percent (19%) say it’s more important for the congressmen to explain legislation and issues at those meetings.
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