Off-Topic: Are congressional approval ratings meaningless?

Lake Martin Topics

(Lake Martin Specific)

111,143 messages

Updated 4/25/2024 7:30:23 PM

Off-Topic

Lakes Online Forum

83,605 messages

Updated 4/25/2024 9:33:24 PM

Boat Maintenance

Lakes Online Forum

5,193 messages

Updated 4/3/2024 3:47:36 AM

Lake Martin Fishing

(Lake Martin Specific)

4,169 messages

Updated 4/16/2024 3:16:57 AM

Jokes

Lakes Online Forum

4,169 messages

Updated 4/15/2024 11:05:05 PM

Sports

Lakes Online Forum

4,260 messages

Updated 3/24/2024 9:24:45 AM

Grilling & Recipes

Lakes Online Forum

2,976 messages

Updated 3/20/2024 11:53:43 PM

Lake Martin SCUBA

(Lake Martin Specific)

169 messages

Updated 5/31/2023 1:39:35 PM

Tallapoosa River Topics

Lakes Online Forum

98 messages

Updated 4/15/2024 1:00:58 AM

Forum Usage Rules

Welcome, Guest

Select View Mode: [ classic | beta | recent ]

	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Are congressional approval ratings meaningless?
	Date:	1/18/2013 9:19:51 AM

You know I can't remember the last time Congress as a whole had approval ratings much above the IQ of a snail darter. Yet year in and year out incumbents get reelected which tells me that this approval rating may in fact be meaningless. The advantage with POTUS approval/disapproval is it focuses on an individual and their job performance. Not so with Congress.

What I think would be a more meaningful approval rating would be an amalgamation of the individual approval ratings of your Senators and Representatives. For example, my Representative is Tom Price. I would give him a very high approval rating. My Senators and Isakson and Chambliss who I would overall rate favorably but not as high as Tom Price. If I were in GF's district...God forbid as I would never pay the high taxes.....I would rate my congressman very low as he thinks too many military personnel are going to sink the island of Guam but would rate my Senators the same as above. GF on the other hand would rate his congressman very high because he too worries about Guam tipping over but he would likely rate Tom Price very low because he is an intelligent, articulate conservative that does not worry about Guam tipping over. And I assume GF would likewise not rate our Senators very high.

Maybe I am overthinking this but I just find the approval ratings for congress to be mostly meaningless in terms of anything that really matters. They just don't seem to translate into different results. If they meant something you would think we would see incumbents lose in droves every election and they just don't.

Other messages in this thread:

View Entire Thread

Are congressional approval ratings meaningless? - MartiniMan - 1/18/2013 9:19:51 AM

Are congressional approval ratings meaningless? - MrHodja - 1/18/2013 10:18:49 AM

Are congressional approval ratings meaningless? - GoneFishin - 1/18/2013 10:33:50 AM

Again, these mean no more to me than the others - MartiniMan - 1/18/2013 12:36:59 PM

Again, these mean no more to me than the others - widgethater - 1/18/2013 1:54:16 PM

Are congressional approval ratings meaningless? - Scottie - 1/18/2013 10:41:13 AM

Are congressional approval ratings meaningless? - alahusker - 1/18/2013 7:45:02 PM

Are congressional approval ratings meaningless? - comrade - 1/18/2013 9:43:58 PM

Quick Links
Lake Martin News
Lake Martin Photos
Lake Martin Videos