Can We Stop This Train Before It Comes Off The Rails?

There’s a familiar old saying – “When Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy”. Applying that sentiment to Washington we have “When the voters ain’t happy, -- meh, Washington doesn’t really care”. How can it be that a recent Rasmussen poll shows Congressional approval ratings in the single digits, yet in the most recent election the vast majority of incumbents were reelected? The answer to that question might be found in the first paragraph of Rasmussen’s report:

Even though they just voted in a new Republican majority, voters still give Congress dismal marks and the majority believe members get reelected because the system is rigged.

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