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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

House Incumbents at Risk, Poll Finds

Percentage of Americans Who Approve of Their Representative Has Fallen Sharply
By Peter Baker and Claudia DeaneWashington Post Staff WritersTuesday, August 8, 2006; Page A03

Most Americans describe themselves as being in an anti-incumbent mood heading into this fall's midterm congressional elections, and the percentage of people who approve of their own representative's performance is at the lowest level since 1994, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

As attention turns to Connecticut for Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman's Democratic primary showdown today, the poll found some of the same political currents that have buffeted his campaign flowing through the national electorate. The public has soured on politicians backing the Iraq war, which Democrats consider the most important issue of the election. >>>cont

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