CBS News:Trust in Government Nears All-Time Low
The latest CBS News/New York Times Poll finds Americans cynical about and dissatisfied with government.
At 75 percent, the percentage that disapproves of Congress now matches the highest level recorded in this poll; only in October 2008 and March 1992 was disapproval so high. The two parties themselves have also fallen in public estimation — more than half the public views the Democratic Party and the Republican Party unfavorably.
And while President Obama fares better than Congress in the poll, his job approval rating is now 46 percent, matching his lowest approval rating ever.
The public’s dissatisfaction extends to government in general as well. The poll found seven in ten Americans feel they don’t have much say in what the government does (a record high), and nearly four in five think government is run by a few big interests, while just 18 percent think it is run for the benefit of all Americans.
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