Wake Up And Sense The Anger
We are finally getting to the real political season for a Presidential election year and based on what I see and read, the current “leading candidates” just don’t get it. The voters got burned twice and they are not going to just go along with vapid foolishness this time. The 2008 election has the potential to be one of the lowest turn-out elections ever.
Editor & Publisher looks at a recent poll – GALLUP: Trust in Federal Government, On Nearly All Issues, Hits New Low — Even Less Than in Watergate Era
NEW YORK A new Gallup poll reveals that, as the organization puts it, Americans now “express less trust in the federal government than at any point in the past decade, and trust in many federal government institutions is now lower than it was during the Watergate era, generally recognized as the low point in American history for trust in government.”
Among the findings: Barely half trust the government to handle international problems, the lowest number ever. And less than half express faith in the government handling domestic issues, the lowest findings since 1976.
Faith in the executive branch has fallen to 43% — only 3% higher than it was just before President Nixon’s resignation in 1974. At the same time, trust in Congress, at 50%, is its lowest ever.
People want things to change, and that is not happening. Even if the Repubs stall in the Senate, the Dems can make them work for their stall by actually filibustering. Let the people and media know why things aren’t getting done. Make it obvious, and stop assuming that voters know about the 60 vote rule in the Senate.
Stop with the “Sense of” crap. People don’t think you have any sense, so they don’t care what you think. You are supposed to be passing laws, not resolutions.
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Yes, but the sense of the House and Senate is that the American people are dirty and stupid.
They don’t keep their jobs if they don’t get any votes. They may find that being an incumbent is a negative in a lot of places.
Lower trust than during Watergate? Damned right! Unlike the Senate, the American people as a whole does have some sense. Their sense that they are being played for fools is completely justified at the moment.
The current administration will not remedy this. Only Congress can do that. The question is whether they have the will. I’m waiting.
It used to be that incumbency was an advantage in elections. That may not be the case anymore. It sure seems to me that the “turn ’em all out and let’s start over” scenario is gaining some ground. It sure seems like they are ignoring the voter’s wishes and as the voters figure out they are being ignored will begin to resent being taken for granted.
They had better find the will, or they want get the “way,” Steve. Patience is not an American “virtue.” They were elected to do something, and I don’t see anything happening.
People forget, Fallenmonk, that 2000 was about a desire for change, more than a need. It wouldn’t have been close enough to steal if people hadn’t decided they wanted something different. Now you have the desire for change, so a number of incumbents could be surprised and party may not make a difference.