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Rasmussen poll: New Low: 17% Say U.S. Government Has Consent of the Governed (August 7, 2011)Only eight percent (8%) believe the average member of Congress listens to his or her constituents more than to their party leaders. ... Eighty-four percent (84%) think the average congressman listens to party leaders more than the voters they represent. ... Fifty-five percent (55%) of the Political Class, on the other hand, feel the government does have the consent of the governed.