claim: in april 2009 "the democrats were in control, and the congressional (approval) rating was 40 percent."
author: nancy pelosi
evidence_1: apr 24, 2017 ... in april 2009, democrats had an advantage of nine points on the question of congressional control but went on to face what then-president barack ... the poll finds that 52 percent of all americans give former president barack obama a positive rating, while 33 percent view him negatively (+19 points).
evidence_2: do you approve or disapprove of the way [rotated -- the republicans in congress/the democrats in congress] are handling their job? do you approve or disapprove of the way congress is handling its job?
evidence_3: despite apparent signs of improvement, a new post-abc poll suggests that democrats remain at a significant disadvantage. ... october 2009. obama's approval ratings: 57% approve, 40% disapprove, 3% no opinion. highlights: many economists say that using the standards they apply, the recession probably is over.
evidence_4: on the question of which party should control congress, young whites preferred republicans over democrats by a 53 to 40 percentage point margin. ... the president's job approval rating among hispanics now sits at the lowest since the iop began tracking the administration in 2009, with only 49 percent saying they ...
evidence_5: sep 3, 2010 ... that includes most republicans (84 percent) as well as more than half of democrats (54 percent), despite the fact that their party controls both houses of ... and while that's down from a high of 46 percent satisfied in april 2009 (after obama had been in office about 100 days), it's up from 20 percent satisfied ...