Questions - Lame Duck Congress - November 8-9, 2014
Voters Say ‘No’ to Lame Duck Congress, ‘Maybe’ on Obama’s Nominees
Voters See Election As Rejection of Democrats
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National
Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted November 8-9, 2014
By Rasmussen Reports
1* The current
Congress will be reconvening soon for a so-called lame duck session. Generally
speaking, do lame duck sessions of Congress
produce important legislation, or are they a waste of time?
2*
Should lame duck sessions of Congress be discontinued except for dealing with
any essential bills which must be passed?
3* Should the
current Senate act on any of President Obama’s nominations or should it wait until
the newly elected senators take office in January?
4* Should the time between Election Day and the swearing-in of
new Congress members be shorter?
5* Were Tuesday’s election results more a vote for the
Republicans or a vote against the Democrats?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error,
+/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
