GOP voters really dislike the GOP-controlled Congress

Congress has had shockingly low favorability numbers for years, ranking below lice, cockroaches, Wall Street, and even Jar Jar Binks. But intriguingly, the Republican-controlled Congress' lowest ratings currently come from the leadership's own party members:

Republican voters gave the GOP Congress cautious support — well, if 27 percent approval can be generously called "support" — back in February, the first full month the party was in charge of both houses following the 2014 elections. Since then, however, Republicans' disappointment has steadily grown and their approval has correspondingly plunged to single digits.

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