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Approval of Congress Matches All-Time Low
By Danny Yadron

Approval of Congress has matched its all-time low, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll to be released in full later Tuesday. Meantime, voters have a slightly more positive view of the Democratic Party over the GOP as both sides prepare for their national conventions.

The survey of registered voters found that just 12% approve of the work lawmakers do on Capitol Hill, on par with voter sentiment in October 2008 when America plunged into an economic crisis. Another 82% in the new poll said they disapprove. The WSJ/NBC News poll has been asking the question since 1990.

The full results of the WSJ/NBC News poll will be released at 6:30 p.m. ET on WSJ.com. Update: Here is the writeup of the full poll results.

Last week, a Gallup poll reported that Congress’s approval rating had hit 10%, matching a 38-year-low in that poll last reached in February 2011...................>>>>....................>>>>......................http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/08/21/approval-of-congress-matches-all-time-low/