Interesting times. HK is attacked and his donations go up. This piece says that voter may be fed up with their own congressman to the point of voting them out.
"Voter Rage Has Members of Congress Worried About Job Security: Their Own
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
NEW YORK TIMES
WASHINGTON — One of the immutable laws of American politics has been that while voters typically loathe Congress, they tend to tolerate their own lawmaker. Now, with ratings for the institution in the root cellar and approval of individual lawmakers heading there, members of Congress and analysts are beginning to wonder if that law could be repealed next year.
According to a September New York Times/CBS News poll, only 33 percent of registered voters believe their own member deserved to be re-elected, and a mere 6 percent said the same about most members of Congress, both the lowest figures since The Times started asking this question in the early 1990s.
Along with the dismal poll ratings, two special elections in New York this year have vividly illustrated what an angry electorate is capable of. In one, a Democrat won a Republican stronghold, while a Tea Party-leaning Republican was victorious in a traditionally Democratic district.
