As of the last week of August, Congress had a disapproval rating of 74% and an approval rating of 15%. [Fox News, 8/29/17]
[WW uses the Cook Political Report for the House chart below and a combination of the Cook Political Report, Inside Elections and Sabato for the Senate chart below.]
The House of Representatives
- Democrats 194
- Republicans 241
| Democrats | Republicans | |
| Safe in 2017 | 175 | 186 |
| Likely | 10 | 23 |
| Lean | 7 | 23 |
| Tossup | 3 | 8 |
[WW uses a combination of the Cook Political Report, Inside Elections and Sabato to create the chart below.]
The Senate
- Democrats 52
- Republicans 46
- Independents 2
| Democrats | Republicans | |
| Seats not up in 2018 | 23 | 43 |
| Safe in 2018 | 15 | 6 |
| Likely | 4 Tester Casey Kaine Baldwin |
1 Strange |
| Lean | 3 Nelson Brown Heitikamp |
1 Flake |
| Tossup | 3 Donnelly McCaskill Manchin |
1 Heller |
What goes around comes around
Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn voted against some of the relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy that savaged New Jersey and environs on the grounds that it contained unrelated pork. The Congressional Research Service reported that there were a few small unrelated provisions. “Strangely enough” they both voted for the recent bill for the initial aid for hurricanes Harvey and Irma.