Survey shows 'epic' discontent among American voters

[yankeepants]

Source: Syracuse Post Standard

"Epic" discontent with the federal government is likely to sway midterm elections in November, according to a Pew Research Center poll released this week.

According to the survey, voters' satisfaction began to plunge in the fall of 2008 amid the financial crisis, which Pew says created the "perfect storm of conditions associated with distrust of government -- a dismal economy, an unhappy public, bitter partisan-based backlash, and epic discontent with Congress and elected officials."

While White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel told PBS' Charlie Rose on Monday there are "legitimate" reasons for Americans' anger, President Obama joked with his supporters about the Tea Party movement.


Read more: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/survey_shows_epic_discontent_a.html

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Here we go. Polling teabaggers.

[Zoeisright]

1. So they're going to put the assholes who CAUSED this mess back in power?

Gee, what a great idea. NOT.

That should be the end of the republic.

[Oregone]

4. Thats just the way it is

:(

I think people like Obama. He is very likeable. Im not sure the American people, as a whole, love him enough though to buy the "post-partisan" narrative he is selling. Times are too extreme perhaps, and people may want radical change to accompany the radical situation that is polarizing people. Maybe people want fireside talks paired with fiery rhetoric and tough action....maybe without it, it makes the government appear complicit.

I don't know. I think Obama will win reelection without too much effort, but as far as the Democratic party, they have quite a bit stacked against them. We will see.

[Javaman]

6. I think Obama is doing the best he can to keep the threads together...

if a moron repuke gets in in 2012 or 2016, all bets are off. The crazy train goes completely off the rails and down we go into another dark ages.

[wroberts189]

18. and the irony is the only thing the pubs have to offer is nothing...

The party of NO to everything.

Yet the Dems. cry ..we need need bipartisanship! we need to "reach" across the isle! We need to be "moderate" (whatever that means)! And time after time history has shown what a pitiful strategy this is.

The Dems. are Charlie Brown and the pubs are Lucy. ..this time I promise I will let you kick the football...NOT.

The basic problem is we have Dems. that are pubs... like Lie-berman.

[mzmolly]

24. Don't think so...

"A Politico report shows increasing anti-incumbent sentiment among voters."

[high density]

2. So let's vote out more Republicans

All they want to do is stop progress so that people can get enraged at the Democrats for not doing anything.

[PassingFair]

12. +1

I am "epically discontented" as well, but I don't
blame the dems...

Well, not ALL the dems.

We are still being screwed by SOME of those Vichy swine!

[florida08]

3. and from the same source

New poll shows 10 percent of Americans actively support Tea Party movement

Even though the Tea Party movement has been active for 14 months, it is not very well known in nearly half of the country. Fourty-five percent of Americans surveyed say they do not know enough about the Tea Party movement to actively support or oppose it.

Those who were surveyed that were familiar with the Tea Party movement were divided as to whether they supported it. Twenty-seven percent supported it and 27 percent opposed it.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/new_poll_shows_ten_percent_of.html

So I don't think we can say they speak for the majority

[Javaman]

5. Wrath of god epic or lord of the rings epic?

yeah, an upstate NY paper won't have annnnnnny right wing slant.

[SOS]

7. The anger in numbers

18% report support for the baggers.
70% "despise" Wall Street banks.

Yes, Americans are angry, but not at the faux targets floated by Fox News.


http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-24/wall-street-despised-most-want-oversight-poll-shows-update1-.html

[happygoluckytoyou]

8. like SARAH herself.... TOO EARLY for the TEABAGGERS...several months for people to see the stupidity

get the word out to your families and friends.....
2008 WAS ONLY PART ONE

THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASSES OF CONGRESS TO RUN THROUGH

PROGRESSIVES AND DEMOCRATS STILL CAN DO IT....

BUT IF YOU THINK 2008 WAS "THE WIN" AND "THE END ALL"...... YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING...... THIS IS NOT A SPRINT

[ShortnFiery]

9. All the capitalization in the world ...

will not convince me to vote for another corporate, right-wing democrat.

Not again. Not EVER again.

Let the chips fall where they may.

The "New Democrats" need only look in the mirror when they wish to find someone to blame for their downfall.

[pattmarty]

10. It isn't just the teabaggers, they are the extremists. If you look at any.................

..............of these "dissatisfied" polls it is a majority of the people polled that are angry. The Dems had their chance with 240+ in Congress, 50 Senators and a Dem President and they fucking blew it. They totally fucked up healthcare, the wars, DADT, Guantanamo, and maybe the financial thing too. EFCA is a "nevergonnabe". So far it looks like they have been a pretty effective "Republican" party. Let's face it, we pretty much have a one party system here today. A rather strong argument could be made that we could have had a second New Deal administration.




Oops, meant 60 Senators, NOT 50.

[ShortnFiery]

11. Well put.

:thumbsup:

[EFerrari]

15. Putting aside what I think of WH policy positions, Obama is in a no winner.

If his team creates a PR campaign around anything, that issue becomes a big fat target for the RW media. If they don't, their message doesn't get out and neither do the actions they take that people might like.

You'd think that the first thing the Democrats would have done it do something about the Republican owned media.

[No Elephants]

16. You'd think. Or maybe the first thing would have been about voting machines and the second about

media. You'd think. Yet, the first thing was taking impeachment off the table.

[Iowa]

19. I agree...

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[No Elephants]

13. When the Third Way really means "Would you like far right or center right?"

people are bound to be upset. Rightists suck, no matter which letter they choose to place in parentheses after their respective names.

Give the people a real choice again and they won't despair.

As it is now, all they can think to do is vote out incumbents, no matter who the incumbents happen to be at the moment.

When members of the far right are in control, the people will vote them out. When members of the center right are in control, people will vote them out. And when nothing improves enough, no matter whom they vote out, they will become more and more desperate.

[droidamus2]

14. How come?

How come the media always starts the memes 'there is an anti-incumbent mood growing in the country' or 'voters are discontent with the status quo' only when the majority of the incumbents are Democrats or am I just imagining things. Just like in 1994 they start this drumbeat early and carry it loudly right through the election. It's almost like they are trying to give people a reason to vote Republican. There is a small percentage of voters that treat voting like a football game they just want to wake up the morning after they vote and say they voted for the 'winner'. Though they are a small percentage they could make the difference in a close race. Are these voters the ones this kind of message is aimed at.

[FSogol]

17. Epic, Dude!

Um, like, whatever.

[Dawgs]

20. Too early to predict how this will affect November's numbers.

Adding 1.5 million jobs by November should help change a few minds.

[yankeepants]

21. Seriously. the thing about these polls. . .

Let's face it. The only people who get polled are people with land lines. The only people at home who answer their landlines when they can't identify the caller # are older or more trusting/less aware people. Here's a bit of a stretch BUT the only people who would respond to such a call are: Older, people who can afford to retire, have time on their hands, and are succeptible to phone soliciting/questioning.

Pretty much the same people who get scammed by faux home remodeling outfits.

Believe me.I'm describing my Republican Dementia Mom who thought GWB was "Just adorable".

[bemildred]

22. YAPP -- "Yet Another Push Poll". nt

[superconnected]

23. 1/2 didn't want a dem in, the other half voted for change and didn't get it.

Yeah, I could see people not being happy with the gov.

[SoapBox]

25. My first question...How is FakeNews, Hate Radio, and Hate Blogging...

affecting how people feel?

NPR is running some series right now...and that is what I keep waiting to hear?

But...of course nothing.

When you stir the pot...and lie...and stir...and lie more...DUH, you are gonna cook up (or gin up) the anger.

[Bonobo]

26. Too bad they only have 2 choices: Good Cop and Bad Cop. nt

[xchrom]

27. Shrug - too many of the American voters are lazy.

Government is only as good as the people voted into office.

We the People deserve and need to demand
better quality candidates.

I'm tired of being Nelsoned and Stupaked to death.