[EL] Rasmussen: A Stable 53% Say Cong. Elections Rigged for Incumbents

[Paul Lehto]

An illustration of the structural problems with election laws
necessarily being created by incumbents, most of whom intend to run
for re-election under the laws they vote on:

>From today's Rasmussen Poll (dated 5/12/11):
"[T]he word “rigged” is a strong term to include in a survey question,
and yet half the nation’s voters believe it applies to election rules
for members of Congress."

"A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 53% of
Likely U.S. Voters think most members of Congress get reelected
because election rules are rigged to benefit incumbents. Only 17%
believe most congressmen get reelected because of the good job they do
representing their constituents. A sizable 30% aren’t sure which is
the case."

"These findings have changed little over the past two years [...]"

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/may_2011/53_say_elections_are_rigged_to_help_incumbents_in_congress


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