If a single election could wipe the slate completely clean in Washington, the American electorate wouldn’t just hint at change—they would launch a wholesale political eviction.
According to a national survey conducted by RMG Research, a staggering 68% of registered voters would choose to replace the entire Congress if they could. In contrast, a dismal 13% say they would vote to keep the current roster of federal lawmakers, leaving 19% unsure.
This isn’t just standard political dissatisfaction; it is a profound, systemic rejection of Washington’s permanent ruling class.
The Clean Slate Question
“Suppose you could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress. If the election were held today, how would you vote?”
68% — Replace the entire Congress
13% — Keep the entire Congress
19% — Not sure
The Wisdom of Everyday Citizens
Perhaps the most telling data point from the survey highlights just how little faith the public has in the professional political class.
When asked if a group of randomly selected American citizens—one from each congressional district—would do a better job than the current Congress, 54% of voters said yes. Only 19% disagreed, while 26% were unsure.
Think about that: more than half of the country genuinely believes that pulling names out of a hat would yield a better, more effective legislative body than the multi-million-dollar incumbent machine currently running the country.
How Term Limits Deliver the Solution Voters Want
While we can’t replace all 535 members of Congress overnight via a random lottery, we can achieve the exact structural results over time by implementing constitutional term limits.
Term limits directly bridges the gap between public frustration and structural reality by reshaping Congress in three distinct ways:
Simulating the “Clean Slate”: Term limits guarantee predictable, rolling turnover. Instead of waiting decades for incumbents to retire or face a rare defeat, seats would regularly open up, systematically clearing out the entrenched “Permanent Class.”
Elevating Citizen Legislators: By capping how long a politician can stay in Washington, we naturally pave the way for the exact type of citizen leadership voters trust. The halls of power would shift from career fundraisers to ordinary Americans—teachers, doctors, farmers, and business owners—who serve their time and then return home.
Ending the Incumbency Advantage: Right now, the system is rigged to protect insiders through built-in fundraising networks and gerrymandered districts. Term limits dismantle this advantage, ensuring that elections are competitive and that fresh, independent voices can actually win.
The Message is Unmistakable
The data proves that the American public has reached a breaking point. They no longer believe that the current system can reform itself from within. By establishing a constitutional limit on congressional terms, we can finally give the 68% of frustrated voters exactly what they want: a government that belongs to the people, not the politicians.
Survey Methodology
The survey of 1,000 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on June 8-9, 2026. Fieldwork was completed by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of Registered Voters. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
