• Gallup: Congress Ranks Last in Confidence in Institutions
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Gallup (Found via Drudge Report) [release]Gallup's 2010 Confidence in Institutions poll finds Congress ranking dead last out of the 16 institutions rated this year. Eleven percent of Americans say they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in Congress, down from 17% in 2009 and a percentage point lower than the previous low for Congress, recorded in 2008. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/Glaber/NEWS%20items/vqjemmnjuemqhpom65mxow.gif[/IMG] The Gallup poll was conducted July 8-11, shortly before Congress passed a major financial regulatory reform bill, which President Obama signed into law this week. Underscoring Congress' image problem, half of Americans now say they have "very little" or no confidence in Congress, up from 38% in 2009 -- and the highest for any institution since Gallup first asked this question in 1973. Previous near-50% readings include 48% found for the presidency in 2008, and 49% for the criminal justice system in 1994. This year's poll also finds a 15-point drop in high confidence in the presidency, to 36% from 51% in June 2009. Over the same period, President Barack Obama's approval rating fell by 11 points, from 58% to 47%. However, confidence in the presidency remains higher than in 2008 -- the last year of George W. Bush's term -- when the figure was 26%. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/Glaber/NEWS%20items/x9bc9mfv0kwpq8m9aw-0sq.gif[/IMG] Military Still No. 1 The military continues its long-standing run as the highest-rated U.S. institution. Small business and the police occupy second and third places, respectively. These three top-tier institutions all earn high confidence from a majority of Americans, something no other institution achieves this year. The military has been No. 1 in Gallup's annual Confidence in Institutions list continuously since 1998, and has ranked No.1 or No. 2 almost every year since its initial 1975 measure. The high level of confidence in small business contrasts with the low level of confidence in big business; the latter is tied with HMOs at 19% for next-to-last place. Confidence in organized religion is similar to where it has been since 2002, but is significantly lower than in prior years. Forthcoming articles on Gallup.com will review the trends for these and other institutions in greater depth. Survey Methods Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted July 8-11, 2010, with a random sample of 1,020 adults, aged 18 and older, living in the continental U.S., selected using random-digit-dial sampling. For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points. Interviews are conducted with respondents on landline telephones (for respondents with a landline telephone) and cellular phones (for respondents who are cell phone-only). Each sample includes a minimum quota of 150 cell phone-only respondents and 850 landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas among landline respondents for gender within region. Landline respondents are chosen at random within each household on the basis of which member had the most recent birthday. Samples are weighted by gender, age, race, education, region, and phone lines. Demographic weighting targets are based on the March 2009 Current Population Survey figures for the aged 18 and older non-institutionalized population living in continental U.S. telephone households. All reported margins of sampling error include the computed design effects for weighting and sample design. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/Glaber/NEWS%20items/gvut_ykbc0suq7illwrwww.gif[/IMG][/release] [url]http://www.gallup.com/poll/141512/Congress-Ranks-Last-Confidence-Institutions.aspx#1[/url] [url]http://www.gallup.com/poll/141512/Congress-Ranks-Last-Confidence-Institutions.aspx#2[/url] Found via [url]http://www.drudgereport.com/[/url] on July 22. Did I use the Drudge report right? It's hard to tell when it's a link site and the rules allow for the Drudge Report.
of course the military is first
I agree, who wouldn't like Military, Police and Small Business? <3
I wonder how this actually compares to their ability to carry out their tasks. It may not make a huge difference but there's probably a bias against government and big business. What do you suppose most people think of when they hear the word "politician"?
why is the military the highest in confidence
My guess is they're seen doing the most good, where as congress is seen as going too far against the will of the people.
[QUOTE=Glaber;23552735]My guess is they're seen doing the most good, where as congress is seen as going too far against the will of the people.[/QUOTE] Congress always rates low in pretty much every poll. Because it's composed of people from both parties, both republicans and democrats can hate congress at the same time. this isn't anything new You know, the second lowest thing is Big Business, but as a conservative you probably are completely in favor of big businesses. How does this poll validate your negative view of congress without, at the same time, invalidating your positive view of big businesses? [QUOTE=thisispain;23549552]why is the military the highest in confidence[/QUOTE] they do their job well. Yeah their job is to enforce America's neoconservative imperialist doctrine over the world, but they're very good at that
Not surprising at all.
[QUOTE=thisispain;23549552]why is the military the highest in confidence[/QUOTE] Probably because they do a pretty good job at killing little brown people and invading and occupying countries.
Military would be down with Congress and the Presidency for me. Supreme Court is meh.
I'm actually rather surprised at the results in relation to the military. As for Congress, yeah, it's extremely low even compared to past Congress approval rates, but it's always low in general.
[QUOTE=JDK721;23553081]Probably because they do a pretty good job at killing little brown people and invading and occupying countries.[/QUOTE] Oh look, another JDK post talking about little brown people. How original.
[QUOTE=RBM11;23554218]Oh look, another JDK post talking about little brown people. How original.[/QUOTE] oh look another post talking about the things JDK posts about
[QUOTE=thisispain;23556146]oh look another post talking about the things JDK posts about[/QUOTE] JDK posts mentioning brown people > posts talking about JDK's posts? In the spirit of the argument, oh look another post talking about the people who talk about things that JDK posts about
oh look another post talking about the people who talk about the people who talk about things that JDK posts about [editline]09:25PM[/editline] this is like putting two mirrors next to each other
[QUOTE=JDK721;23553081]Probably because they do a pretty good job at killing little brown people and invading and occupying countries.[/QUOTE] Because the military chooses to invade countries and kill people.
[QUOTE=lulzbocks;23556582]Because the military chooses to invade countries and kill people.[/QUOTE] Yes clearly. Just like the police choose to make drugs illegal and oil spill cleanup workers cause oil spills.
Who trusts the military and police any more?
[QUOTE=CrazyMoron;23557440]Who trusts the military and police any more?[/QUOTE] Me. :colbert: [editline]01:39AM[/editline] I'd vote the Military up because I'm confident that they could protect us in the event of a full scale invasion.
moreso than congress anyway [editline]10:44PM[/editline] the odds of that are slim though
[QUOTE=thisispain;23549552]why is the military the highest in confidence[/QUOTE] Because they deserve our respect.
[QUOTE=Levithan;23557778]Because they deserve our respect.[/QUOTE] we're talking about the military as a whole not the individuals
[QUOTE=thisispain;23549552]why is the military the highest in confidence[/QUOTE] Because the majority of Americans are not leftwing suicide cultist moonbats. Unlike certain people who may or may not have been quoted in this thread.
[QUOTE=Lazor;23557803]we're talking about the military as a whole not the individuals[/QUOTE] And the military as a whole is doing a good job. The insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan can't mount any full scale attacks and don't really hold any territory. All they can do are small scale ambushes, IED's, and suicide attacks. We've lost less than 10,000 in both wars combined which is a damn good achievement for any conflict. In the past, most wars had some battles that killed more than that in a few days.
[QUOTE=MingusMajor;23565266]Because the majority of Americans are not leftwing suicide cultist moonbats. Unlike certain people who may or may not have been quoted in this thread.[/QUOTE] who are you again
Lol the military, the church, and "small business" are at the top. What a gigantic load of horseshit. [editline]04:15PM[/editline] [QUOTE=RBM11;23565981]And the military as a whole is doing a good job. The insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan can't mount any full scale attacks and don't really hold any territory. All they can do are small scale ambushes, IED's, and suicide attacks. We've lost less than 10,000 in both wars combined which is a damn good achievement for any conflict. In the past, most wars had some battles that killed more than that in a few days.[/QUOTE] Because when you spend more money on the military than everyone else combined to go fight some poor opium farmers in the desert then yeah that's what you end up with. [editline]04:16PM[/editline] [QUOTE=MingusMajor;23565266]Because the majority of Americans are not leftwing suicide cultist moonbats. Unlike certain people who may or may not have been quoted in this thread.[/QUOTE] fascist
How is small business an institution. It's the least monolithic thing on that list, and that's saying something.
[QUOTE=RBM11;23565981]And the military as a whole is doing a good job. The insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan can't mount any full scale attacks and don't really hold any territory. All they can do are small scale ambushes, IED's, and suicide attacks. We've lost less than 10,000 in both wars combined which is a damn good achievement for any conflict. In the past, most wars had some battles that killed more than that in a few days.[/QUOTE] this isn't a video game there's a lot more to it than just how many people they've killed and lost [editline]05:28PM[/editline] [QUOTE=lulzbocks;23556582]Because the military chooses to invade countries and kill people.[/QUOTE] nice strawman no where did I say or imply that is was their choice
[QUOTE=MingusMajor;23565266]Because the majority of Americans are not leftwing suicide cultist moonbats. Unlike certain people who may or may not have been quoted in this thread.[/QUOTE] Better to be a leftist moonbat than a rightwing psuedo-intellectual super-aggressive fear-mongering asshat who supports going into countries that don't want us there (Iraq) on a wild goose chase after a man who might not even be there, costing billions upon billions of dollars. Have a moment of clarity here.
[QUOTE=JDK721;23572314]this isn't a video game there's a lot more to it than just how many people they've killed and lost [editline]05:28PM[/editline] nice strawman no where did I say or imply that is was their choice[/QUOTE] I didn't say it was. The military has all but destroyed conventional resistance. The only thing the Taliban and al-Qaeda are able to do is hit-and-run or suicide bombings. It's the "winning over hearts and minds" they've failed at, both back home and there. In terms of actual combat, the military is very effective. [editline]06:11PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Olinaj;23572871]Better to be a leftist moonbat than a rightwing psuedo-intellectual super-aggressive fear-mongering asshat who supports going into countries that don't want us there (Iraq) on a wild goose chase after a man who might not even be there, costing billions upon billions of dollars. Have a moment of clarity here.[/QUOTE] We didn't go to Iraq for Osama. We went on a wild goose chase for WMD's in Iraq but in Afghanistan we went on a wild goose chase for Osama.
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