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Americans don't like Congress, so why do we keep re-electing the same people? Subscribe to NPR - http://bit.ly/NPRsubscribe People in Washington talk a lot about a president’s approval rating. But you don’t hear much about the approval rating for Congress, and that may be merciful. The public’s approval rating for the Congress is almost never comparable to the president’s. It’s usually less than half as high, and sometimes it’s more like a third. So if everyone hates Congress, why do incumbents get reelected so often? ------------------------------------------------------ Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Twitter:   / npr   • Facebook:   / npr   • Instagram:   / npr   • Tumblr:   / npr   • Snapchat:   / npr   ABOUT NPR NPR connects to audiences on the air, on demand, online, and in person. More than 26 million radio listeners tune in to NPR stations each week and more than 36 million unique visitors access NPR.org each month making NPR one of the most trusted sources of news and insights on life and the arts. NPR is also the leading publisher of podcasts, with 36 original shows and an average of 4 million listeners per week. NPR shares compelling stories, audio and photos with millions of social media users on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat; NPR News and NPR One apps, online streaming, podcasts, iTunes radio and connected car dashboards help meet audiences where they are. NPR's live events bring to the stage two-way conversations between NPR hosts and the audience in collaboration with the public radio Member Station community. This robust access to public service journalism makes NPR an indispensable resource in the media landscape.