Democratic Leaders Face Growing Disapproval, Criticism on Iraq

June 7, 2007
Democratic Leaders Face Growing Disapproval, Criticism on Iraq

The survey finds that Americans are less impressed now by the Democratic congressional leadership than when the party took control of Congress in January. While approval of the job Democratic leaders are doing has dipped only slightly - from 39% in January to 34% today - disapproval has grown substantially from 34% to 49%. Independents, in particular, express a much more negative opinion of Democratic congressional leaders. Fully 58% disapprove of their job performance, up from 40% in January.