HolyCoast: Voters Have Lowest Regard For Federal Government in 15 Years
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Friday, April 27, 2012

Voters Have Lowest Regard For Federal Government in 15 Years

I'm glad at least some people are paying attention:
A decade ago, Americans felt similarly about their local, state and federal governments. No longer.

Today, just one in three has a favorable view of the federal government — the lowest level in 15 years, according to a Pew survey. The majority of Americans remain satisfied with their local and state governments — 61 percent and 52 percent, respectively — but only 33 percent feel likewise about the federal government.

In 2002, nearly double that figure, 64 percent viewed the federal government favorably, and Americans held their local and state governments in similar esteem, at 67 percent and 62 percent, respectively.

There’s the expected partisan gap: A majority of Democrats, 51 percent, view the Obama-led government favorably, compared with 27 percent of independents and 20 percent of Republicans. During the Bush presidency, a majority of Republicans viewed the federal government favorably, while support for it faded among Democrats.
For those who think Obama has this race all wrapped up, think again.

1 comment:

Larry said...

If Obama doesn't do something drastic to win I'll be stunned. There was only one election where he was behind and didn't pull dirty tricks -and he lost. He never made that mistake again. Either something big will happen or he'll make something big happen.