Democrat Congress Negative Ratings the Same as Bush's

a) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?

	May 23	Apr. 12	Mar. 11
Approve	35%	34%	31%
Disapprove	52%	54%	53%

Source: CBS News / New York Times
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,125 American adults, conducted from May 18 to May 23, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

b) Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job?

	May 20	Apr. 30	Apr. 1
Approve	31%	38%	37%
Disapprove	61%	54%	52%

Source: Financial Dynamics / Diageo/Hotline
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 800 registered American voters, conducted from Mat 16 to May 20, 2006. Margin of error is 3.4 per cent.

c) How do you rate the way that Congress is doing its job?

	May 2007	Mar. 2007
Excellent	3%	3%
Good	23%	17%
Fair	30%	41%
Poor	43%	38%

Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 800 likely American voters, conducted on May 14 and May 15, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.