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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.

I appreciate what you're saying and I don't necessarily disagree but you're getting way too deep into the meaning of the OP. The OP was merely to show how the Enemedia is always looking for anything and everything to hammer Trump with, all I was trying to say is they (Trump/congress) all are in the tank poll wise. Trump however is actually more favorable than congress as a whole.

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Posted by buckeye_vol

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Posted on 8/10/17 at 9:20 pm to Bass Tiger

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Trump however is actually more favorable than congress as a whole.

Yes he is. And I don't think he would get down to 15% even if he admitted to a slew of illegal things, including illegally helping the Russians launder money and hack the election for political favors.

Obviously none of that happened, but my point is that, most politicians, have a floor because they have some base of supporters that is unconditionally dedicated to the politicians themselves, with no sense or care for rationality.

Apparently the lowest approval rating in history was George W Bush, the month before the 2008 election. I mean that was when the Democrats were using him to make gains, and the Republicans were trying to distance themselves to limit those gains.

I'm actually surprised it was that high, because I don't know many, and I can't recall any, who were approving of him at that point, even Republicans. And I don't think (maybe I'm wrong) he had that same base that Trump has.