Two-out-of-three American voters (67%) lack confidence that Congress knows what it’s doing when it comes to the economy.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 29% are at least somewhat confident in the economic wisdom of the legislature. Those figures include seven percent (7%) who are Very Confident that Congress knows what it’s doing and 38% who are Not at All Confident.

Last fall, as the financial industry meltdown burst upon the scene and Congress was asked to approve a $700 billion bailout of the financial sector, two percent (2%) were Very Confident in Congress' handling of the economy and 32% Not at All Confident.

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Sixty-one percent (61%) of political liberals are confident that Congress knows what it’s doing. Eighty-nine percent (89%) of conservatives are not. As for moderates, 32% are confident, and 61% are not.

Just 25% of all voters believe that members of Congress understand legislation before they vote on it. Most voters (54%) think they do not. Last fall, 47% thought Congress failed to understand legislation before voting.

Republicans and unaffiliated voters overwhelmingly reject the idea that members of Congress understand legislation before voting on it. Democrats are evenly divided.

Other recent polling found that just 22% believe Congress has a good understanding of the health care reform legislation currently being considered. Voters tend to think that they understand the legislation better than Congress and about as well as President Obama.

In early February, 58% said most members of Congress will not understand what is in the economic stimulus plan before they vote on it.

When Democratic congressional leaders forced a vote on the $787-billion stimulus plan within hours of making it public, Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg, a supporter of the plan, predicted that most members would not have a chance to read it before voting.

If they could vote to keep or reject the entire Congress, most Americans would vote to get rid of all the legislators and get started all over again.

Despite these reviews, more than 90% of Congress routinely gets reelected every two years. One explanation for this phenomenon frequently heard in Washington, D.C. is that “people hate Congress but love their own congressman.”

Voters have a different perspective, and 50% say 'rigged' election rules explain high reelection rate for Congress.

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