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Toplines - Congress - August 27-28, 2009

Daily Snapshot

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted August 27-28, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports


1* Suppose you could vote this fall on whether to get rid of the entire Congress and start over again. Would you vote to keep the entire Congress or get rid of the entire Congress?

25% Keep the entire Congress
57% Get rid of the entire Congress
18% Not sure

2* Are members of Congress paid too much, too little or about the right amount?

59% Too much
5% Too little
30% About the right amount
6% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence