If history is any guide, the Romney-Ryan ticket should get a bounce out of the convention. Republicans in Congress? Not so much. And they really need some love. Congress has about a 10 percent approval rating, depending on which poll you peruse, and when you break it down by party it's not much better. Republicans in Congress have garnered public support on some issues—repealing "Obamacare," building the Keystone XL pipeline—but they haven't been able to win over the public just yet on things like revamping Medicare or keeping income-tax rates the same for wealthier earners. (See the United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll at...
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