re: I don't want to hear anymore BS about Trump's approval ratings when congress is below 15%

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It's always nice to see some balance and context when giving the approval rating for the POTUS, so congress needs to be part of the "big picture" approval rating of the D.C. Brothel.

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Sure, and they are criticized heavily. HOWEVER, Congressional approval ratings represent something fundamentally different.

I mean I may disagree with a politician more than half the time. Based on that I should slightly disapprove. But maybe that person is likeable, or in the extremely rare case, honest and sincere. So I may actually approve afterall. So my view of single politician, is my view of a single politician.

Congress on the other hand, is an entity, with a large group who doesn't even pretend to share my views, and even a larger group of where my interests are supposed to be somewhere below a 300+ million other people.

And when congress doesn't get something done we don't like, by even one vote, and use only 1 out of 50 of our own party, then we don't remember the other 49, we remember that 1 vote. Just look at healthcare, for people who wanted it to pass, they don't care that or even remember the other 49 who supported they care about the 3, or even 1, who didn't. Those other 49 supported it just like Trump, and they have votes to prove it, and unlike Trump, they largely weren't elected to lead the party and nation. But they get included and Trump doesn't.

And even then, the outcome was probably ideal for the Ds, but they still don't approve of congress because they would prefer even more of their views.

It's just not the same thing.