Congress has lowest favorable rating in decades

The Pew Center reports:

Americans are extremely displeased with Congress, and there are already some signs that this could take a toll on the Democrats in the 2010 midterm elections. Currently, 37% express a favorable opinion of Congress, while 52% hold an unfavorable view. Positive opinions of Congress have declined by 13 points since April and are now at one of their lowest points in more than two decades of Pew Research Center surveys.

If the Republican party was competent, they could take advantage of this.

The Pew survey was conducted August 20-27 and contacted 2,003 adults in English and Spanish on landlines and cell phones.