Chapter 3 of Dodd and Oppenheimer -- What the American Public Wants Congress to Be

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1. People Tend to Dislike Congress but Vote to Reelect their Representatives
   
   
2. Public Opinion is Contradictory
   
   
   1. On the One Hand they Want Congress to Solve Problems
      
      
   2. On the Other Hand they Deeply Dislike the way Congress Normally Operates -- Debate, Conflict, Partisan "Bickering", Nefarious "Special Interests" -- They do not Like Seeing the Sausage Made!
      
      
3. People Believe that Problems can be Solved if Only Politicians Would Just Sit Down Together and "Work it Out"
   
   

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