An old Beltway adage is that almost no one trusts Congress, but if Americans are asked about their local congressperson, it’s a different story. There’s a face to a name.

So, while it’s notable to read that a new Gallup survey of 1,000 U.S. adults has found that the number of Americans who have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in the media appears to have hit a multi-decade low, it isn’t necessarily surprising. Even if the last time the figure was that low was around when Richard Nixon resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal. Here’s how Gallup has phrased the question for years:

An old Beltway adage is that almost no one trusts Congress, but if Americans are asked about their local congressperson, it’s a different story. There’s a face to a name.

So, while it’s notable t

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