Members Of Congress In Serious Re-election Jeopardy: Poll

The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Fri, 02/12/2010 - 9:11am

Just 8 percent of Americans want the members of Congress re-elected, according to a CBS News-New York Times poll taken nine months before roughly one-third of the Senate and the entire House face voters. The Feb. 5-10 survey found 81 percent of respondents saying the lawmakers shouldn't receive another term. More on 2010 Elections

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