Dismal approval ratings! Rise of the Independants?

Congressional Republican approval ratings:

Quinnipiac University Poll:

First is approve, second is disapprove, third is unsure.

11/9-16/09 31 58 11
9/29 - 10/5/09 25 64 11
7/27 - 8/3/09 29 59 12

CNN/Opinion Research Poll: Same order.

10/16-18/09 33 66 1
4/23-26/09 31 65 4
2/7-8/09 44 55 1

Pew Research Center Poll: Same order.

9/30 - 10/4/09 24 60 17
6/10-14/09 29 56 15
3/9-12/09 28 51 21

Republican approval ratings

Democratic approval ratings: Same order.

Quinnipiac University Poll:

11/9-16/09 36 55 9
9/29 - 10/5/09 33 56 11
7/27 - 8/3/09 35 55 10

CNN/Opinion Research Poll:

10/16-18/09 38 59 2
4/23-26/09 43 53 5
2/7-8/09 60 39 2

Pew Research Center Poll:

9/30 - 10/4/09 33 53 15
6/10-14/09 42 45 13
3/9-12/09 47 35 18

Democratic Approval Ratings

President Obama approval ratings:

Order is Approve, Disapprove, difference:


FOX/OD RV 46 46 0
11/17-18/09
CBS 53 36 17
11/13-16/09
Quinnipiac U. RV 48 42 6
11/9-16/09
CNN/ORC 55 42 13
11/13-15/09
ABC/Washington Post 56 42 14
11/12-15/09
AP-GfK * 54 43 11
11/5-9/09
USA Today/Gallup 50 44 6
11/5-8/09
Pew 51 36 15
10/28 - 11/8/09

Obama Approval Rating


While the Dems still hold a slight advantage and in some cases no advantage to there Republican counterparts it is clear that the tide is beginning to turn against both major political parties.

Do you think we will see a rise of Independents in future elections? Are Americans starting to see through the 2 party system? Will they start voting based on ideals instead of what the letter is behind the name?

These are encouraging numbers and will hopefully lead to a cleaning out of both Rep's and Dem's alike.

What's your take on this?