Exit Poll Anger

According to CNN exit polls, 8 in 10 Americans disapprove of how Congress is doing its job. Six in ten voters are either angry or dissatisfied with both the White House and the Republican Congressional Leadership. 

So what did the voters do? They put more Republicans in Congress.

Keep in mind also that nationwide, Democrats have a higher approval rating than Republicans (44 vs 40 percent).

So, I'm shaking my head this morning. Apparently, voters prefer the party that for the past four years has consistently blocked legislation, blocked key presidential appointments, opposed immigration reform, opposed funding to care for veterans, shut down the government, cause the United States to default on its debt obligation for the first time in history, and worked hard state by state to keep Medicare from reaching people who need health care coverage.

Hopefully, this is just the result of the Citizens United ruling and the sudden influx of unlimited corporate money in elections. The alternative is to conclude that the electorate is absurdly irrational.

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